trapeze

noun, verb — 5 senses

trapeze

noun

UK /tɹəˈpiːz/

Etymology From French trapèze, from Latin trapezium. Doublet of trapezium.

1

Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences Archaic A trapezium.

2

A swinging horizontal bar suspended at each end by a rope, used by circus artists.

3

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences The trapezium bone.

[…] the distance between the top of the flexor retinaculum and an imaginary line drawn between the trapeze and the hamate.2013, World Health Organization, Manual of Diagnostic Ultrasound, volume 2, page 463:

4

A certain yo-yo trick.

I begin a roller-coaster trick by throwing a trapeze, making the yo-yo loop around the finger of my left hand and then land back on the string.2011, Karen Krossing, The Yo-Yo Prophet, page 81:

Derived terms: trapeze artist, trapeze dress, trapezelike, trapezist

trapeze

verb

Etymology From French trapèze, from Latin trapezium. Doublet of trapezium.

1

To swing on or as on a trapeze.

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