: a bone in the wrist at the base of the metacarpal of the thumb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebEvery 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
Word History
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