[par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id] 
| a prism with six faces, all parallelograms. |
[par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-don, -duh
n] , par⋅al⋅lel⋅o⋅pi⋅ped. [par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-dik] , par⋅al⋅lel⋅e⋅pip⋅e⋅don⋅al, par⋅al⋅lel⋅e⋅pip⋅e⋅dous, adjective par·al·lel·e·pi·ped (pār'ə-lěl'ə-pī'pĭd, -pĭp'ĭd)  (click for larger image in new window) 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).] |