trapezio
The English word "trapezoid" is translated into Italian as trapezio.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of trapezio is trapezi.
Did you know?
- In Italian, the word trapezio refers to both the geometric shape and the acrobatic swinging bar used in a circus.
- The word trapezio is also the anatomical term for the muscle that extends from the neck to the shoulder.
- The word trapezio shares its roots with the Greek word for 'table', meaning the shape was originally imagined as a table-like surface.
Examples in context
- Nell'immagine geometrica, puoi notare un trapezio con lati paralleli di lunghezza diversa.In the geometric figure, you can notice a trapezoid with sides of different lengths.
- Durante la lezione di geometria, ho disegnato molti trapezi su una pagina del quaderno.During the geometry lesson, I drew many trapezoids on a notebook page.
- Il disegno ha la forma di un trapezio.The drawing has the shape of a trapezoid.
- Ho disegnato un trapezio sul quaderno.I drew a trapezoid in my notebook.
- Questo trapezio ha una base molto lunga.This trapezoid has a very long base.
Example conversation
Sofia and Francesco are studying geometry together at a desk.
- SofiaFrancesco, come si chiama questa figura?Francesco, what is this shape called?
- FrancescoÈ un trapezio, Sofia.It is a trapezoid, Sofia.
- SofiaHai ragione, è un trapezio isoscele.You are right, it is an isosceles trapezoid.
- FrancescoSì, lo vedo chiaramente.Yes, I see it clearly.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries trapezio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
