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[J R Read_HML]

trapezium

pl. trapeziums or trapezia




1. a plane figure with four sides, no two of which are parallel: see 
QUADRILATERAL

2. Brit. var. of TRAPEZOID (sense 1)

3. Anat. a small bone of the wrist near the base of the thumb


trapezoid


1. a plane figure with four sides, only two of which are parallel: see 
QUADRILATERAL

2. Brit. var. of TRAPEZIUM (sense 1)

3. Anat. a small bone of the wrist near the base of the index finger


Per Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus

Later, JR