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Look up trapezoid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In geometry, a trapezoid ( / ˈtræpəzɔɪd /) in North American English, or trapezium ( / trəˈpiːziəm /) in British English, [1] [2] is a quadrilateral that has one pair of parallel sides. The parallel sides are called the bases of the trapezoid. The other two sides are called the legs ...
Trapezius. The trapezius muscle ( pl.: trapezii) is a surface muscle of back, shown in red above and below. The trapezius [4] is a large paired trapezoid -shaped surface muscle that extends longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae of the spine and laterally to the spine of the scapula.
Trapeze artists, in lithograph by Calvert Litho. Co., 1890. A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes, metal straps, or chains, from a ceiling support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances. Trapeze acts may be static, spinning (rigged from a single point), swinging or flying, and may be performed solo, double ...
The trapezium is an irregular-shaped carpal bone found within the hand. The trapezium is found within the distal row of carpal bones, and is directly adjacent to the metacarpal bone of the thumb. On its ulnar surface are found the trapezoid and scaphoid bones. [1] : 708.
Trapezium, plural trapezia, may refer to: Trapezium, in British and other forms of English, a trapezoid, a quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides. Trapezium, in North American English, an irregular quadrilateral with no sides parallel. Trapezium (bone), a bone in the hand. Trapezium Cluster, a group of stars in the Orion Nebula.
Marinella, Kaiti Grey, Litsa Diamandi, Christos Nikolopoulos. Stelios Kazantzidis ( Greek: Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης; 29 August 1931 – 14 September 2001) was one of the most prominent Greek singers. He was of Pontian and Asia Minor roots. [1] A leading singer of Greek popular music, or Laïkó, he collaborated with many of Greece ...
Decidua parietalis; the mucous membrane in the pregnant uterus and not beneath the placenta. The decidua is the modified mucosal lining of the uterus (that is, modified endometrium) that forms every month, in preparation for pregnancy. It is shed off each month when there is no fertilised egg to support. [1] The decidua is under the influence ...
The Trapezium is a relatively young cluster that has formed directly out of the parent nebula. The five brightest stars are on the order of 15 to 30 solar masses in size. They are within a diameter of 1.5 light-years of each other and are responsible for much of the illumination of the surrounding nebula.