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English
Etymology
From trapezoid + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
trapezoidal (comparative more trapezoidal, superlative most trapezoidal)
- In the shape of a trapezoid, or having some faces which have one pair of parallel sides.
2013, Jeffrey D. Anderson, Arapaho Women's Quillwork: Motion, Life, and Creativity, page 61:On the each end was a leanback made of willow rods tied together in a tapered trapezoidal form set at an angle. Covers of buffalo hide with the hair on and quillwork designs were draped over the leanback and bed surface.
Derived terms
Translations
in the shape of a trapezoid
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French trapézoïdal.
Adjective
trapezoidal m or n (feminine singular trapezoidală, masculine plural trapezoidali, feminine and neuter plural trapezoidale)
- trapezoidal
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /tɾapeθoiˈdal/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /tɾapesoiˈdal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: tra‧pe‧zoi‧dal
Adjective
trapezoidal m or f (masculine and feminine plural trapezoidales)
- trapezoidal
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