parallelogram

Meaning

1. A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.
2. (dated) either of two rectangular areas (respectively the large parallelogram and the small parallelogram) abutting the goal line in front of the goal. (Since 1986 officially named the large rectangle and small rectangle, though the older names are still occasionally used.)

Synonyms

rhomboid

crossed parallelogram

Translations

parallélogramme

Parallelogramm

paralelogramo

parallellogram

paralelogramo

παραλληλόγραμμο

parallelogramma

parallelogrammo

paral·lelogram

paralelkenar

parallelogram

parallelogramma

paralelogram

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpæ.ɹə.ˈlɛl.ə.ˌɡɹæm/

Etymology

From Latin parallelogrammum, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + γραμμή (grammḗ, “line”).