trapézio

See also: trapezio

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “a little table”), diminutive of τράπεζα (trápeza, “table”)", from τρά- (trá-, “four”) + πέζα (péza, “foot, edge”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈpɛ.zi.u/ [tɾaˈpɛ.zɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /tɾaˈpɛ.zju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈpɛ.zi.o/ [tɾaˈpɛ.zɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /tɾaˈpɛ.zjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈpɛ.zju/

Hyphenation: tra‧pé‧zi‧o

Noun

trapézio m (plural trapézios)

(geometry) trapezium (four-sided polygon with two sides parallel)
(anatomy) trapezium (bone of the carpus)
trapeze

Hypernyms

(polygon): polígono, forma
(bone): osso

Holonyms

(bone): carpo

Coordinate terms

(bone): capitato, escafoide, hamato, osso piramidal, osso pisiforme, osso semilunar, trapezoide

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