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noun

Trapezium n. (pl. E. trapeziums, L. trapezia)

(Geom.) A plane figure bounded by four right lines, of which no two are parallel.

(Anat.)

(a)

A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb.

(b)

A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the posterior extension of its transverse fibers.

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Etymology of 'Trapezium'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Trapezium" Quotes from Famous Books

... Piazze are called Larghi; they are exceedingly irregular as to shape; a trapezium would be the most appropriate denomination for them. The Largo di Medina is situated close to the Mole and light house and is not far from the Largo del Palazzo where the Royal Palace stands, nor from the Strada ...

— After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 • Major W. E Frye

... distance of about forty toises (240 feet) from the Castle was seen, on the south side, a small garden, fenced in, for the use of the Governor, and in front, towards the west, was the Place d'Armes (now the Ring), in the form of a trapezium." ...

— Picturesque Quebec • James MacPherson Le Moine