parallelepiped
noun/ˌpæɹəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪd/ · /ˌpæɹəlɛˈlɛpɪpɛd/
Etymology From Latin parallēlepipedum, from Ancient Greek παραλληλεπίπεδος (parallēlepípedos, “with parallel surfaces”), from παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + ἐπίπεδος (epípedos, “plane”).
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Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.
- A cuboid is a rectangular parallelepiped.
- Derived terms
- parallelepipedal, parallelepipedic
- Hypernyms
- parallelotope
- Hyponyms
- cuboid