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Vinony

parallelepiped

noun

  1. polyhedron formed by six parallelograms
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪd/ / /ˌpæɹəlɛˈlɛpɪpɛd/

noun

Etymology: From Latin parallēlepipedum, from Ancient Greek παραλληλεπίπεδος (parallēlepípedos, “with parallel surfaces”), from παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + ἐπίπεδος (epípedos, “plane”).

  1. A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.

    “A cuboid is a rectangular parallelepiped.”