parallelepiped

[ par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id ]

noun

1. a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.

parallelepiped

/ ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɛd; ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪdən /

noun

1. a geometric solid whose six faces are parallelograms

parallelepiped

/ 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.

Other Words From

• par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dic [par-, uh, -lel-, uh, -, pip, -i-dik], paral·lele·pipe·donal paral·lele·pipe·dous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of parallelepiped¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of parallelepiped¹

C16: from Greek parallēlepipedon; from parallēlos parallel + epipedon plane surface, from epi- + pedon ground

Example Sentences

The 3 x 3 x 3 box can also be decomposed into three vertical 3 x 3 x 1 parallelepipeds, each parallel to a vertical face of the box.

From Scientific American

The same may be said for the proposition about the diagonal plane of a parallelepiped.

From Project Gutenberg

Euclid calls this solid henceforth a parallelepiped, though he never defines the word.

From Project Gutenberg

Archimedes proves that the volume of the solid so cut off is one sixth part of the volume of the parallelepiped.

From Project Gutenberg

The dwellings consist of roomy skin tents, which enclose a sleeping chamber of the form of a parallelepiped surrounded by warm well-prepared reindeer skins, and lighted and warmed by one or more train-oil lamps.

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