parallelepiped
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parallelepiped
- /ˌpæɹəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪd/
- /ˌpæɹəlɛˈlɛpɪpɛd/
Where it comes from
From Latin parallēlepipedum, from Ancient Greek παραλληλεπίπεδος (parallēlepípedos, “with parallel surfaces”), from παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + ἐπίπεδος (epípedos, “plane”).
noun parallelepipeds · parallelepipedon · parallelopiped · parallelopipedon
- A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel. A cuboid is a rectangular parallelepiped.
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noun solid figure
| Español | paralelepípedo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 平行六面体 heikō-roku-mentai |
| 中文 | 平行六面體 /平行六面体 píngxíng liùmiàntǐ |
| Português | paralelepípedo |
| Français | parallélépipède |
| Deutsch | Parallelflach, Parallelepiped, Spat |
| Italiano | parallelepipedo |
| Ελληνικά | παραλληλεπίπεδο parallilepípedo |
| Русский | параллелепи́пед parallelepíped |
| עברית | מקבילון makbilón |
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title = {parallelepiped},
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