parallelepiped

American  

[par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id] / ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpaɪ pɪd, -ˈpɪp ɪd /

Also parallelepipedon

noun

1. a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.

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parallelepiped British  

/ ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɛd, ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪdən /

noun

1. a geometric solid whose six faces are parallelograms

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parallelepiped Scientific  

/ păr′ə-lĕl′ə-pī′pĭd,-pĭp′ĭd /

1. A polyhedron with six faces, each a parallelogram and each being parallel to the opposite face.

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Other Word Forms

• parallelepipedic adjective
• parallelepipedonal adjective
• parallelepipedous adjective

Etymology

Origin of parallelepiped

1560–70; < Greek parallēlepípedon body with parallel surfaces, equivalent to parállēl ( os ) parallel + epípedon plane, noun use of neuter of epípedos flat, equivalent to epi- epi- + pédon ground

Example Sentences

The 3 x 3 x 3 box can also be decomposed into three vertical 3 x 3 x 1 parallelepipeds, each parallel to a vertical face of the box.

From Scientific American

The same may be said for the proposition about the diagonal plane of a parallelepiped.

From Project Gutenberg

Euclid calls this solid henceforth a parallelepiped, though he never defines the word.

From Project Gutenberg

Archimedes proves that the volume of the solid so cut off is one sixth part of the volume of the parallelepiped.

From Project Gutenberg

The dwellings consist of roomy skin tents, which enclose a sleeping chamber of the form of a parallelepiped surrounded by warm well-prepared reindeer skins, and lighted and warmed by one or more train-oil lamps.

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