parallelepiped

[ par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id ]

noun

1. a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.

parallelepiped

/ ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɛd; ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪdən /

noun

1. a geometric solid whose six faces are parallelograms

parallelepiped

/ 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.

Other Words From

• par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dic [par-, uh, -lel-, uh, -, pip, -i-dik], paral·lele·pipe·donal paral·lele·pipe·dous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of parallelepiped¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of parallelepiped¹

C16: from Greek parallēlepipedon; from parallēlos parallel + epipedon plane surface, from epi- + pedon ground

Example Sentences

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

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

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A rectangular parallelepiped has, as a rule, the three edges unequal, which meet at a point.

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The volume of any parallelepiped, or of any triangular prism, is measured by the product of base and altitude.

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But a triangular prism is equal in volume to a parallelepiped which has the same base and altitude.

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