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1trapèze — [ trapɛz ] n. m. • 1542; lat. trapezium, gr. trapezion, de trapeza « table à quatre pieds » 1 ♦ Quadrilatère dont deux côtés sont parallèles (spécialt lorsqu ils sont inégaux). Trapèze isocèle, rectangle. Petite et grande base d un trapèze, les… …
2trapeze — (n.) 1861, from Fr. trapèze, from L.L. trapezium (see TRAPEZIUM (Cf. trapezium)), probably because the crossbar, the ropes and the ceiling formed a trapezium …
3trapeze — [tra pēz′, trəpēz′] n. [Fr trapèze < ModL trapezium: see TRAPEZIUM] a short horizontal bar, hung at a height by two ropes, on or from which gymnasts or circus aerialists swing, performing various stunts trapezist n …
4Trapeze (disambiguation) — Trapeze can mean one of a number of things.* The trapeze is a piece of equipment for performing aerial acrobatics. * Trapeze is a movie produced by Burt Lancaster in 1956, directed by Carol Reed * Trapeze was a 1970s UK rock band. * A Trapeze… …
5Trapeze — Tra*peze , n. [Cf. F. trap[ e]ze.] 1. (Geom.) A trapezium. See {Trapezium}, 1. [1913 Webster] 2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; used by gymnasts. [1913 Webster] …
6trapeze — ► NOUN (also flying trapeze) ▪ a horizontal bar hanging by two ropes and free to swing, used by acrobats in a circus. ORIGIN French, from Latin trapezium …
7Trapèze (astronomie) — Amas du Trapèze Pour les articles homonymes, voir Trapèze (homonymie). Amas du Trapèze Le Trapèze dans le …
8trapeze — [19] Trapeze and quadruped are ultimately the same word: both mean etymologically ‘four feet’. Trapeze comes via French trapèze and late Latin trapezium (source of English trapezium [16]) from Greek trapézion ‘small table’. This was a diminutive… …
9trapeze — [19] Trapeze and quadruped are ultimately the same word: both mean etymologically ‘four feet’. Trapeze comes via French trapèze and late Latin trapezium (source of English trapezium [16]) from Greek trapézion ‘small table’. This was a diminutive… …
10trapeze — noun 1》 (also flying trapeze) a horizontal bar hanging by two ropes and free to swing, used by acrobats in a circus. 2》 Sailing a harness attached by a cable to a dinghy s mast, enabling a sailor to balance the boat by leaning out backwards over… …
