parallelepiped

Meaning

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

Synonyms

parallelopiped

parallelepipedon

parallelopipedon

Translations

parallélépipède

paralelepípedo

parallelepipedo

Parallelepiped

parallellepipedum

paralelepípedo

paral·lelepípede

Parallelepipedon

παραλληλεπίπεδο

paralelyüz

Parallelflach

Parallélépipède

parallélépipèdes

parallellepipedo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpæɹəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪd/

Etymology

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