English Explanatory Dictionary

parallelepiped

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.

Pronunciation

/ˌpæɹəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪd/ /ˌpæɹəlɛˈlɛpɪpɛd/ En-ca-parallelepiped.opus

Word forms

parallelepiped parallelepipeds parallelepipedon parallelopiped parallelopipedon

Etymology

From Latin parallēlepipedum, from Ancient Greek παραλληλεπίπεδος (parallēlepípedos, “with parallel surfaces”), from παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + ἐπίπεδος (epípedos, “plane”).

Derived words

parallelepipedal parallelepipedic
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