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The term '''trapezium''' can mean more than one thing: |
The term '''trapezium''' can mean more than one thing: |
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* In [[geometry]], a [ |
* In [[geometry]], a [[trapezoid[trapesium]] is a name for a class of [[quadrilateral]]s. A trapezium is called a [[trapezoid]] in the United States. |
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* In [[astronomy]], [[Trapezium (astronomy)|trazepium]] is a grouping of four young stars (an [[open cluster]]) and the associated gas in the [[Orion Nebula]]. [http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/HST/press/aas97D.html] |
* In [[astronomy]], [[Trapezium (astronomy)|trazepium]] is a grouping of four young stars (an [[open cluster]]) and the associated gas in the [[Orion Nebula]]. [http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/HST/press/aas97D.html] |
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* In [[theatre]], a [[play]] in [[iambic pentameter]] by [[Henry Rathvon]]. |
* In [[theatre]], a [[play]] in [[iambic pentameter]] by [[Henry Rathvon]]. |
Revision as of 18:36, 24 September 2006
The term trapezium can mean more than one thing:
- In geometry, a [[trapezoid[trapesium]] is a name for a class of quadrilaterals. A trapezium is called a trapezoid in the United States.
- In astronomy, trazepium is a grouping of four young stars (an open cluster) and the associated gas in the Orion Nebula. [1]
- In theatre, a play in iambic pentameter by Henry Rathvon.
- In physiology, the trapezium is a bone in the wrist at the base of the thumb.