PARALLELEPIPED


Meaning of PARALLELEPIPED in English

[ ˌparəlɛlə'pʌɪpɛd , ˌparəlɛ'lɛpɪpɛd ]

■ noun Geometry a solid body of which each face is a parallelogram.

Origin

C16: from Gk parallēlepipedon , from parallēlos 'beside another' + epipedon 'plane surface'.

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