Main Entry: tra·pe·zi·um

Pronunciation: \trə-ˈpē-zē-əm, tra-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural tra·pe·zi·ums or -zia\-zē-ə\

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trapezion, literally, small table, diminutive of trapeza table, from tra- four (akin to tettares four) + peza foot; akin to Greek pod-, pous foot — more at four, foot

Date: 1570

1 a : a quadrilateral with no parallel sides b British : trapezoid 1b
2 : a bone in the wrist at the base of the metacarpal of the thumb