different between trapeze vs fireball

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t???pi?z/
• Rhymes: -i?z

Noun

trapeze (plural trapezes)

1. (archaic, geometry) A trapezium.
2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; — used by gymnasts.
3. (anatomy) The trapezium bone.
   • 2013, World Health Organization, Manual of Diagnostic Ultrasound (volume 2, page 463)

     […] the distance between the top of the flexor retinaculum and an imaginary line drawn between the trapeze and the hamate.

Derived terms

• trapeze artist
• trapezist

Translations

Verb

trapeze (third-person singular simple present trapezes, present participle trapezing, simple past and past participle trapezed)

1. To swing on a trapeze

Further reading

• Trapeze in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• Trapeze on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

fire +? ball

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa??(?)b??l/

Noun

fireball (plural fireballs)

1. A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion.
2. (astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.

   Synonym: bolis

   Coordinate terms: comet, meteorite
3. (sailing) A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
4. (heraldry) A charge made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, with four sets of flames, at the top, bottom and on either side.
5. (military, historical) A ball filled with combustibles to be thrown among enemies.

Derived terms

• fireballer

Translations

Verb

fireball (third-person singular simple present fireballs, present participle fireballing, simple past and past participle fireballed)

1. (intransitive) To explode in a ball of flame.

2. (baseball) To pitch the ball very fast.
3. (transitive, fantasy) To attack with balls of fire.