parallelepiped
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From Latin parallēlepipedum, from Ancient Greek παραλληλεπίπεδος (parallēlepípedos, “with parallel surfaces”), from παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + ἐπίπεδος (epípedos, “plane”).
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parallelepiped (plural parallelepipeds)
- (geometry) A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.
- A cuboid is a rectangular parallelepiped.
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solid figure
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