trapeze

== English == === Etymology === From French trapèze, from Latin trapezium. Doublet of trapezium. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /tɹəˈpiːz/ Rhymes: -iːz === Noun === trapeze (plural trapezes) (archaic, geometry) A trapezium. A swinging horizontal bar suspended at each end by a rope, used by circus artists. (anatomy) The trapezium bone. A certain yo-yo trick. ==== Derived terms ==== trapeze artist trapeze dress trapezist ==== Translations ==== === Verb === trapeze (third-person singular simple present trapezes, present participle trapezing, simple past and past participle trapezed) To swing on or as on a trapeze. === Further reading === Trapeze in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) Trapeze on Wikipedia.Wikipedia