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trapezium
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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.


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