parallelogram
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parallelogram
- /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɛl.əˌɡɹæm/ US
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From Latin parallelogrammum, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + γραμμή (grammḗ, “line”).
noun parallelograms · parallelogramme
- A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length. Meronyms: angle, side; see also Thesaurus:polygon
- 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.) 2 Marking of ground — … A five yard square shall be marked in front of each goal, having the goal posts at adjacent angles. A five yards square shall be marked out in front of each point space, having a goal post and a point post at adjacent angles. There will be thus formed in front of scoring area
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noun convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
| Español | paralelogramo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평행사변형 pyeonghaengsabyeonhyeong |
| 日本語 | 平行四辺形 heikōshihenkei |
| 中文 | 平行四邊形 /平行四边形 píngxíng sìbiānxíng |
| Kiswahili | msambamba |
| Português | paralelogramo |
| Français | parallélogramme |
| Deutsch | Parallelogramm |
| Italiano | parallelogramma |
| Ελληνικά | παραλληλόγραμμο parallilógrammo |
| Русский | параллелогра́мм parallelográmm |
| Tiếng Việt | hình bình hành |
| العربية | مُتَوَازِي أَضْلَاع mutawāzī ʔaḍlāʕ |
| עברית | מקבילית makbilít |
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title = {parallelogram},
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