PARALLELOGRAM


Meaning of PARALLELOGRAM in English

[ parə'lɛləgram ]

■ noun a four-sided plane rectilinear figure with opposite sides parallel.

Origin

C16: from Fr. parallélogramme , via late L. from Gk parallēlogrammon , from parallēlos 'alongside another' + grammē 'line'.

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