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par⋅al⋅lel⋅e⋅pi⋅ped
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ˌpær
əˌlɛl
əˈpaɪ
pɪd
,
-ˈpɪp
ɪd
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parallelepiped
–noun
a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.
Also,
par⋅al⋅lel⋅e⋅pip⋅e⋅don
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ˌpær
əˌlɛl
əˈpɪp
ɪˌdɒn
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par⋅al⋅lel⋅o⋅pi⋅ped.
Origin:
1560–70;
< Gk
parallēlepípedon
body with parallel surfaces, equiv. to
parállēl
(
os
)
parallel
+
epípedon
plane, n. use of neut. of
epípedos
flat, equiv. to
epi-
epi-
+
pédon
ground
Related forms:
par⋅al⋅lel⋅e⋅pip⋅e⋅dic
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ˌpær
əˌlɛl
əˈpɪp
ɪ
dɪk
/
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par⋅al⋅lel⋅e⋅pip⋅e⋅don⋅al,
par⋅al⋅lel⋅e⋅pip⋅e⋅dous,
adjective
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par·al·lel·e·pi·ped
(pār'ə-lěl'ə-pī'pĭd, -pĭp'ĭd)
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n. A solid with six faces, each a parallelogram and each being parallel to the opposite face.
[Greek
parallēlepipedon
:
parallēlos
,
parallel
; see
parallel
+
epipedon
,
plane surface
, from neuter sing. of
epipedos
,
level
(
epi-
,
epi-
+
pedon
,
ground
; see
ped-
in Indo-European roots).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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