parallelepiped

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

noun

a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.
Also par·al·lel·e·pip·e·don [par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-don, -duh n] /ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpɪp ɪˌdɒn, -dən/, par·al·lel·o·pi·ped.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM parallelepiped

par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dic [par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-dik] /ˌpær əˌlɛl əˈpɪp ɪ dɪk/, par·al·lel·e·pip·e·don·al, par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dous, adjective

Words nearby parallelepiped

parallel sailing, parallel top, parallel turn, parallel universe, parallel-veined, parallelepiped, paralleling, parallelism, parallelist, parallelistic, parallelize

Example sentences from the Web for parallelepipedon

  • I have yet the Sassanides, the Sermon on the Mount and the parallelepipedon on my thoughts.

    The Awakening of Spring |Frank Wedekind

British Dictionary definitions for parallelepipedon

parallelepiped

parallelopiped parallelepipedon (ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪdən)

/ (ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɛd) /

noun

a geometric solid whose six faces are parallelograms

Word Origin for parallelepiped

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

Scientific definitions for parallelepipedon

parallelepiped
[ păr′ə-lĕl′ə-pī′pĭd, -pĭp′ĭd ]

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