- os trapezium
- [TA] trapezium bone: the most lateral bone of the distal row of carpal bones; called also o. multangulum majus.
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trapezium — 1560s, from L.L. trapezium, from Gk. trapezion irregular quadrilateral, lit. a little table, dim. of trapeza table, from tra four (see FOUR (Cf. four)) + peza foot, edge, related to pous (see FOOT (Cf … Etymology dictionary
trapezium — [trə pē′zē əm, trapē′zē əm] n. pl. trapeziums or trapezia [trə pē′zēə, tra pē′zēə] [LL < Gr trapezion, trapezium, lit., small table, dim. of trapeza, table, lit., four footed bench < tra , for tetra, FOUR + peza, foot; akin to pous, FOOT] 1 … English World dictionary
Trapezium — Tra*pe zi*um, n.; pl. E. {Trapeziums}, L. {Trapezia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a little table, an irregular four sided figure, dim. of ? a table, for ?; ? (see {Tetra }) + ? foot, akin to ? foot; hence, originally, a table with four feet. See {Foot}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trapezium bone lesser — trapezium bone of Lyser os trapezoideum … Medical dictionary
trapezium — ► NOUN (pl. trapezia or trapeziums) Geometry 1) Brit. a quadrilateral with one pair of sides parallel. 2) N. Amer. a quadrilateral with no sides parallel. ORIGIN Latin, from Greek trapeza table … English terms dictionary
Trapezium Cluster — This article is about the open cluster. For other uses, see Trapezium. Trapezium Trapezium in optical (left) and infrared light (right) from Hubble. NASA photo … Wikipedia
Trapezium rule — In mathematics, the trapezium rule (the British term) or trapezoidal rule (the American term) is a way to approximately calculate the definite integral: int {a}^{b} f(x),dx. The trapezium rule works by approximating the region under the graph of… … Wikipedia
Trapezium (bone) — Infobox Bone Name = Trapezium (bone) Latin = os trapezium, os multangulum majus GraySubject = 54 GrayPage = 225 Caption = BONES OF HAND Proximal: A=Scaphoid, B=Lunate, C=Triquetral, D=Pisiform Distal: E=Trapezium, F=Trapezoid, G=Capitate,… … Wikipedia
Trapezium — The word trapezium has several meanings:* The quadrilateral also known as the trapezoid (having one pair of parallel sides) * The quadrilateral having no parallel sides (USA only) * Trapezium (bone), a bone in the wrist * Trapezium (astronomy), a … Wikipedia
trapezium — UK [trəˈpiːzɪəm] / US [trəˈpɪzɪəm] noun [countable] Word forms trapezium : singular trapezium plural trapeziums or trapezia maths British a shape with four straight sides, two of which are parallel. The American word is trapezoid … English dictionary
trapezium bone — noun the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals • Syn: ↑trapezium, ↑os trapezium • Hypernyms: ↑carpal bone, ↑carpal, ↑wrist bone … Useful english dictionary
