trapeziform

American

[truh-pee-zuh-fawrm] / trəˈpi zəˌfɔrm /

adjective

formed like a trapezium.

trapeziform British

/ trəˈpiːzɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

rare shaped like a trapezium

a trapeziform part

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Etymology

Origin of trapeziform

First recorded in 1770–80; trapezi(um) + -form

Example Sentences

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Trapē′zian, having opposed trapeziform faces; Trapē′ziform, having the form of a trapeze.—n.

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Trapeziform: in the form or shape of a trapezium.

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The famous Kaaba, which is in the middle of the great court-yard, looked at a distance like an enormous cube, covered with a black curtain, but its plan is really trapeziform.

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