Definition of "trapezoid" [trap•e•zoid]

• A quadrilateral having two parallel sides. (noun)
• A small bone in the wrist, situated near the base of the index finger. (noun)

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• "It consists of two fasciculi, called the trapezoid and conoid ligaments."
• "No, one of the more important things is what's being left behind, namely the trapezoid lane, which was adopted by FIBA in 1956 and took its final bow in this tourney."
• "I imagined that a table has its top parallel to the floor and maybe that's why this geometrical shape was called a trapezoid, but I was wrong."