parallelepiped

[ par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id ]

/ ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpaɪ pɪd, -ˈpɪp ɪd /

noun

a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.

Also par·al·lel·e·pip·e·don

[par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-don, -duhn], /ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpɪp ɪˌdɒn, -dən/, par·al·lel·o·pi·ped.

Origin of parallelepiped

1560–70; <Greek parallēlepípedon body with parallel surfaces, equivalent to parállēl(os) parallel + epípedon plane, noun use of neuter of epípedos flat, equivalent to epi-epi- + pédon ground

OTHER WORDS FROM parallelepiped

par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dic

[par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-dik], /ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpɪp ɪ dɪk/, par·al·lel·e·pip·e·don·al, par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dous, adjective

Words nearby parallelepiped

parallel, parallel bars, parallel circuit, parallel cousin, parallel cousin marriage, parallelepiped, parallel evolution, parallel forces, parallel importing, paralleling, parallelism

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Example sentences from the Web for parallelepiped

"Parallelepiped" is from the Greek parallelos (parallel) and epipedon (a plane surface), from epi (on) and pedon (ground).
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
The opposite lateral faces of a parallelepiped are congruent and parallel.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
The volume of any parallelepiped, or of any triangular prism, is measured by the product of base and altitude.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
That a parallel projection of a parallelepiped is a parallelepiped.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various

Euclid calls this solid henceforth a parallelepiped, though he never defines the word.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for parallelepiped

parallelepiped

parallelopiped parallelepipedon (ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪdən)

/ (ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɛd) /

noun

a geometric solid whose six faces are parallelograms

Word Origin for parallelepiped

C16: from Greek parallēlepipedon; from parallēlos parallel + epipedon plane surface, from epi- + pedon ground

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Scientific definitions for parallelepiped

parallelepiped

[ păr′ə-lĕl′ə-pī′pĭd, -pĭp′ĭd ]

A polyhedron with six faces, each a parallelogram and each being parallel to the opposite face.

单词	parallelepiped
释义	parallelepiped [ par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id ] / ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpaɪ pɪd, -ˈpɪp ɪd / noun a prism with six faces, all parallelograms. Also par·al·lel·e·pip·e·don [par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-don, -duhn], /ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpɪp ɪˌdɒn, -dən/, par·al·lel·o·pi·ped. Origin of parallelepiped 1560–70; <Greek parallēlepípedon body with parallel surfaces, equivalent to parállēl(os) parallel + epípedon plane, noun use of neuter of epípedos flat, equivalent to epi-epi- + pédon ground OTHER WORDS FROM parallelepiped par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dic [par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-dik], /ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpɪp ɪ dɪk/, par·al·lel·e·pip·e·don·al, par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dous, adjective Words nearby parallelepiped parallel, parallel bars, parallel circuit, parallel cousin, parallel cousin marriage, parallelepiped, parallel evolution, parallel forces, parallel importing, paralleling, parallelism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parallelepiped "Parallelepiped" is from the Greek parallelos (parallel) and epipedon (a plane surface), from epi (on) and pedon (ground). The Teaching of Geometry\|David Eugene Smith The opposite lateral faces of a parallelepiped are congruent and parallel. The Teaching of Geometry\|David Eugene Smith The volume of any parallelepiped, or of any triangular prism, is measured by the product of base and altitude. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6\|Various That a parallel projection of a parallelepiped is a parallelepiped. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8\|Various Euclid calls this solid henceforth a parallelepiped, though he never defines the word. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for parallelepiped parallelepiped parallelopiped parallelepipedon (ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪdən) / (ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɛd) / noun a geometric solid whose six faces are parallelograms Word Origin for parallelepiped C16: from Greek parallēlepipedon; from parallēlos parallel + epipedon plane surface, from epi- + pedon ground Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for parallelepiped parallelepiped [ păr′ə-lĕl′ə-pī′pĭd, -pĭp′ĭd ] A polyhedron with six faces, each a parallelogram and each being parallel to the opposite face. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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