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trapezium 1. Chiefly Brit a quadrilateral having two parallel sides of unequal length 2. Now chiefly US and Canadian a quadrilateral having neither pair of sides parallel 3. a small bone of the wrist near the base of the thumb trapezium [trə′pē·zē·əm] (mathematics) A quadrilateral where no sides are parallel. Trapezium [trə′pē·zē·əm] (astronomy) Four very hot stars that appear to the eye as a single star in the Great Nebula of Orion; the star symbol is M42. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Use trapezia and you'll end up with something like Retort, 1990, a decentered copper bulb that Madsen hangs up near the roof, sealing both the imagistic idea of the distillery and the formal idea of the vanishing base by attaching to its neck a spindly oak coil, suggestive of chemistry-lab pipe, that twists toward but does not reach the floor. |
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