parallelogram

[ par-uh-lel-uh-gram ]

noun

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

parallelogram

/ ˌpærəˈlɛləˌɡræm /

noun

1. See trapezoid, trapezium, rectangle, rhombus
   a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal in length See also rhombus rectangle trapezium trapezoid

parallelogram

/ păr′ə-lĕl′ə-grăm′ /

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

Other Words From

• par·al·lel·o·gram·mat·ic [par-, uh, -lel-, uh, -gr, uh, -, mat, -ik], paral·lelo·gram·mati·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of parallelogram¹

First recorded in 1560–70; from Late Latin parallēlogrammum, from Greek parallēlógrammon; equivalent to parallel + -o- + -gram ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of parallelogram¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Outside Online

This church is a parallelogram, without east or west windows or aisles, and is built upon a fine groined crypt.

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It is in the shape of a parallelogram, surrounded by a wooden wall pierced with openings through which arrows may be discharged.

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Then down the sky, in a whizzing parallelogram, came a band of canvasbacks, with long red heads and necks and gray-white backs.

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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.

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Like most Roman cities Aoste was laid out on the rectangular parallelogram plan, an aspect which it still retains.

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Related Words

• square