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Trapezium

noun
(pl. E. trapeziums, L. trapezia)
1.
A quadrilateral with no parallel sides.  Antonym: parallelogram.
2.
A multiple star in the constellation of Orion.
3.
The wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals.  Synonyms: os trapezium, trapezium bone.



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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


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