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Trapezoid

//ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides. Canada, US

    "There was a trapezoid of light on his shoulder, some bright fragment torn from a greater plane."

  2. 2
    the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones wordnet
  3. 3
    A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel. Australia, British, New-Zealand
  4. 4
    a quadrilateral with two parallel sides wordnet
  5. 5
    The trapezoid bone of the wrist.
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  1. 6
    The marked trapezoidal area immediately behind the goal line and the goal itself within which the goaltender may touch the puck.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “a little table”) + -oid (“resembling”).

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