parallelogramicadj.
/ˌparəlɛləˈɡramɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrəˌlɛləˈɡræmɪk/ Having the shape or form of a parallelogram; relating to or resembling a parallelogram.
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parallelogrammatic1728
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parallelogramish1839
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1730 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 59 There are two distinguished Parallellogramic Areæ of an intense Red.
1800 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 90 529 The lantern has a sliding door of tin-plate, in which there is a parallelogrammic hole.
1841 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 19 152 I have used both parallelogrammic and circular holes of different sizes.
1875 J. H. Bennet Winter & Spring Mediterranean (ed. 5) x. 304 The king's palace [at Athens], a factory-looking parallelogramic building surrounded by gardens.
1938 Econ. Geogr. 14 113 (caption) The parallelogrammic pattern of roads and fields is characteristic of the Peninsula.
1972 M. Kline Math. Thought iv. 76 To a given straight line to apply..a parallelogram equal to a given rectilinear figure and deficient..by a parallelogramic figure similar to a given one.
1993 Spy (N.Y.) Sept. 37/1 Doomed to wearing morbid checks and parallelogramic plaids that artfully conceal mud stains,..English people need to replace their wardrobes only once every 13.4 years.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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