trapezium
noun
tra·pe·zi·um
trə-ˈpē-zē-əm 
tra-
plural trapeziums or trapezia
trə-ˈpē-zē-ə
tra-
1
a
: a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
b
British
: trapezoid sense 1a
2
: a bone in the wrist at the base of the metacarpal of the thumb
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The 18-karat yellow gold brooch actually draws inspiration from Oppenheimer, and features eight concentric trapeziums—the shape found within the interior components of an atomic bomb.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
Also clearly visible at the heart of the Orion Nebula is the trapezium cluster of young massive stars that shape the cloud of dust and gas with their intense ultraviolet radiation, according to the news release.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
Every Friday night in towns and cities across Britain, neon trapeziums lure drunken men to gorge on greasy meat shaved from an elephant’s leg.
—1843, 10 July 2019
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
Also clearly visible at the heart of the Orion Nebula is the trapezium cluster of young massive stars that shape the cloud of dust and gas with their intense ultraviolet radiation, according to the news release.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
Every Friday night in towns and cities across Britain, neon trapeziums lure drunken men to gorge on greasy meat shaved from an elephant’s leg.
—1843, 10 July 2019
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trapezium
noun
tra·pe·zi·um
trə-ˈpē-zē-əm, tra-
plural trapeziums or trapezia
-zē-ə
: a bone in the distal row of the carpus at the base of the thumb
called also greater multangular
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