Category:Trapezoid

Trap"e*zoid, n. Etym: [gr. trapézoïde. See trapezium.]

1. (geom.)

Defn: a plane four-sided figure, having two sides parallel to each Other.

2. (anat.)

Defn: a bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal, or index finger.

Trapezoid Trap"e*zoid, a.

1. Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle.

2. (anat.)

Defn: of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament; as, the trapezoid line.