trapezium

Definitions of trapezium
  1. noun
    a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
    synonyms: trapezoïde
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    antonyms:
    parallellogram, romboïde
    a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
    type of:
    vierhoek
    a four-sided polygon
  2. noun
    a quadrilateral with two parallel sides
    synonyms: trapezoïde
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    type of:
    vierhoek
    a four-sided polygon
  3. noun
    a swing used by circus acrobats
    synonyms: trapeze, zweefrek
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    type of:
    schommel
    mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
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