parallelogram

[ par-uh-lel-uh-gram ]

/ ˌpær əˈlɛl əˌgræm /

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noun

a quadrilateral having both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other.

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Origin of parallelogram

1560–70; <Late Latin parallēlogrammum<Greek parallēlógrammon.See parallel, -o-, -gram¹

OTHER WORDS FROM parallelogram

par·al·lel·o·gram·mat·ic

[par-uh-lel-uh-gruh-mat-ik], /ˌpær əˌlɛl ə grəˈmæt ɪk/, par·al·lel·o·gram·mat·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby parallelogram

parallelistic, parallelize, parallel motion, parallel of altitude, parallel of latitude, parallelogram, parallelogram law, parallelogram rule, parallel play, parallel port, parallel postulate

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How to use parallelogram in a sentence

Tinkering around in 2014, he came up with the idea of a boomerang-shaped parallelogram with six hinge points, two at each end and one in the middle.
This Adaptive Mountain Bike Brings Freedom Back to Disabled Riders|cobrien|January 20, 2022|Outside Online
This church is a parallelogram, without east or west windows or aisles, and is built upon a fine groined crypt.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
It is in the shape of a parallelogram, surrounded by a wooden wall pierced with openings through which arrows may be discharged.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
Then down the sky, in a whizzing parallelogram, came a band of canvasbacks, with long red heads and necks and gray-white backs.
Wild Folk|Samuel Scoville

It has but one door—by no means a wide one—which is at one end of the parallelogram, and but two windows, which are at the other.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
Like most Roman cities Aoste was laid out on the rectangular parallelogram plan, an aspect which it still retains.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for parallelogram

parallelogram

/ (ˌpærəˈlɛləˌɡræm) /

noun

a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal in lengthSee also rhombus, rectangle, trapezium, trapezoid

Word Origin for parallelogram

C16: via French from Late Latin, from Greek parallēlogrammon, from parallēlos parallel + grammē line, related to graphein to write

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Scientific definitions for parallelogram

parallelogram

[ păr′ə-lĕl′ə-grăm′ ]

A four-sided plane figure with opposite sides parallel. Rhombuses and rectangles are parallelograms.

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