trapezium Englisch Deutsch:
trapezium Definition:
- The word trapezium, used to describe a geometric shape, has two contradictory meanings:
| Trapezium (n.) A plane figure bounded by four right lines, of which no two are parallel. |
| Trapezium (n.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb. |
| Trapezium (n.) 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. |
| trapezium / trapezium bone / os trapezium the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the st and nd metacarpals |
| Trapezium a multiple star in the constellation of Orion |
| trapezium a quadrilateral with no parallel sides |
trapezium Synonyme:
| triangle Platonic body T square acute-angled triangle adulterous affair adultery affair amour battery bell bells bones branks castanets celesta chime chimes church bell clapper clappers clover cowbell crank crash cymbal cube cuboid cucking stool cuckoldry cusp cymbals decagon deuce-ace dinner bell dinner gong dodecagon dodecahedron doorbell ducking stool entanglement equilateral triangle eternal triangle finger cymbals finger pillory fire bell flirtation forbidden love foursquare gamelan glockenspiel gnomon gong gong bell hand bell handbells hanky-panky heptagon hexagon hexahedron hypercube icosahedron idiophone illicit love infidelity intrigue isosceles triangle jingle bell leash liaison love affair lyra maraca marimba metallophone oblong obtuse-angled triangle octagon octahedron orchestral bells oxygon parallelepiped parallelogram passing bell pentagon pentahedron percussion percussion instrument percussions percussive pillory polygon polyhedron prism prismoid pyramid quadrangle quadrant quadrature quadrilateral rattle rattlebones rectangle rhombohedron rhomboid rhombus romance romantic tie rule ruler sacring bell set of three shamrock sheepbell sizzler sleigh bell snappers square stocks straightedge tam-tam telephone bell tercet ternary ternion terzetto tetragon tetragram tetrahedron three threesome tierce tintinnabula tintinnabulum tongue tonitruone trapeze trapezium trapezoid treadmill trebuchet trefoil trey triad trialogue triangles tricorn trident triennium trihedron trilateral trilogy trimester trine trinity trinomial trio triphthong triple crown triple threat triplet triplopy tripod triptych trireme triseme triskelion trisul triumvirate triunity trivet troika tubular bells unfaithfulness vibes vibraphone whipping post wooden horse xylophone |