Dictionary entry
Trapezoid
Pronunciation: /ˈtrapɪzɔɪd/
Pronunciation
/ˈtrapɪzɔɪd/
Myanmar Meaning
(geometry) , ( US trapezium ) အနားမပြိုင်စတုဂံ။ တြာပီဇွိုက်။ © QUADrilateral
Definition
trapezoid /'træpǝzↄÇd/ n ( geometry ) ၁။ ( Brit ) ( US trapezium ) အနားမၿပိဳင္စတုဂံ။ ၾတာပီဇိြဳက္။ ❍ QUADrilateral ၂။ ( US ) = TRAPEZIUM ၁
Examples
- ‘The bold monochrome panels in other works
- such as the juxtaposed trapezoids in the Birds Over Loop pieces
- are reminiscent of Sean Scully's paintings.’
- ‘It is not an easy show: a dozen works on paper
- single coloured trapezoids
- subtle curves and rhomboids
- hung sparely in a stark white interior.’
- ‘He has invented the trisosceles trapezoid (or trapezium as we say in the UK).’
- ‘It is also relatively easy to make
- as long as you don't get too fussed about perfect trapezoids of bread and the delicate art of construction.’
- ‘Wood blinds
- meanwhile
- can fit a variety of applications
- including quarter arches
- full arches
- angles
- trapezoids
- hexagons and triangles.’
- ‘The key elements of our total approach include measurements
- models
- and data
- which are represented by the black squares
- and ellipses respectively.’
- ‘He arranges thin rectangles
- squares
- triangles and trapezoids in complex patterns on the wall.’
- ‘With their vast knowledge of geometry
- they were able to correctly calculate the areas of triangles
- rectangles
- and trapezoids and the volumes of figures such as bricks
- cylinders
- and pyramids.’
- ‘For example
- Angel consists of three layers of open triangles
- parallelograms and pentagons
- once again made of wood.’
- ‘A mass of muscle would pop up: deltoids would ripple
- trapezoids bunch and gloots clench.’
- ‘During surgery
- we observed partial or complete detachment of the trapezoid and deltoid muscles from the lateral clavicle in all patients.’
- ‘Climbing mostly builds muscles that pull (forearms
- lats
- biceps) while demanding less of those that push (shoulders
- pectorals
- triceps).’
- ‘The distal row of carpals includes the hamate
- capitate
- trapezium
- and trapezoid
- which are closely approximated to the metacarpals.’
- ‘Complete dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint with avulsion of the trapezoid and deltoid muscle results in a decrease in upper extremity strength.’