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Definition of Trapeziums

1. trapezium [n] - See also: trapezium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trapeziums

Literary usage of Trapeziums

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1832)
"Propositions containing some Properties of TANGENTS to Circles ; and of trapeziums inscribed in Circles, and non-inscribed. Together with Propositions on ..."

2. A Treatise on Surveying: Containing the Theory and Practice : to which is by John Gummere (1817)
"... and ellipses ; also the method oj protracting a survey and finding its area by dividing it into tri- angles and trapeziums. « PROBLEM I. To find the ..."

3. London Encyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... the lower edge <ff, and which is marked by tie ' letters nn 11. Each of these trapeziums «ill hatr a lustre and polish ; from which we тат ..."

4. A Treatise on Mensuration, Both in Theory and Practice. by Charles Hutton (1770)
"I divide it into two trapeziums A BCD, ADEF: In the former of which the diagonal BD ... trapeziums ..."

5. A Treatise on Plane Surveying by Daniel Carhart (1888)
"... the inclined sides, if it is equally convenient measure the parallel sides, and one of the other sides and an angle as before ; then trapeziums. 227. ..."

6. A Manual of Land Surveying: Comprising an Elementary Course of Practice with by Francis Hodgman (1897)
"trapeziums have no two sides parallel. The area is found by parting off into triangles and computing their areas. 1. Having the sides and Trapezium. FIU. ..."

7. Mechanics for Practical Men: Treatises on the Composition and Resolution of by Alexander Jamieson (1850)
"OF THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF trapeziums. PROBLEM. To determine the centre of gravity of a Trapezium or four sided figure. Let ABCD be a trapezium, ..."

8. Comprehensive treatise on land surveying by John Ainslie (1812)
"Represents another method of calculating the same figure viz. by dividing it into 3 triangles and four trapeziums. The content turns out much the same as ..."

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