parallelepiped

American  

[par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id] / ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpaɪ pɪd, -ˈpɪp ɪd /

Also parallelepipedon

noun

1. a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.

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parallelepiped British  

/ ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɛd, ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪdən /

noun

1. a geometric solid whose six faces are parallelograms

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parallelepiped Scientific  

/ păr′ə-lĕl′ə-pī′pĭd,-pĭp′ĭd /

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

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Other Word Forms

• parallelepipedic adjective
• parallelepipedonal adjective
• parallelepipedous adjective

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Then these vectors form three edges of a parallelepiped, a three-dimensional prism with six faces that are each parallelograms, as shown in Figure 2.59.

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The volume of the parallelepiped is 0 units3, so one of the dimensions must be zero.

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Find the real number α > 0 such that the volume of the parallelepiped is 3 units3.

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Thus, the volume of the parallelepiped is |−40| = 40 units3.

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Robbie nodded his head—a small parallelepiped with rounded edges and corners attached to a similar but much larger parallelepiped that served as torso by means of a short, flexible stalk—and obediently faced the tree.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov