Trapezoid vs. Trapezium

Trapezoid vs. Trapezium — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Trapezoid and Trapezium

Trapezoidnoun

A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.

Trapeziumnoun

A four-sided polygon with two sides parallel

Trapezoidnoun

A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel and no equal sides.

Trapeziumnoun

A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.

Trapezoidnoun

(anatomy) The trapezoid bone of the wrist.

Trapeziumnoun

(anatomy) The trapezium bone of the wrist.

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Trapezoidnoun

a quadrilateral with two parallel sides

Trapeziumnoun

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.

Trapezoidnoun

the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones

Trapeziumnoun

a quadrilateral with no parallel sides

Trapeziumnoun

a multiple star in the constellation of Orion

Trapeziumnoun

the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals

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