trapeziform

[truh-pee-zuh-fawrm]

adjective

1. formed like a trapezium.

trapeziform

/ trəˈpiːzɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. rare,  shaped like a trapezium

   a trapeziform part

Word History and Origins

Origin of trapeziform¹

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

Example Sentences

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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