parallelepipedonal

 [par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id]  

par·al·lel·e·pi·ped

   [par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id]
noun
a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.
Also, par·al·lel·e·pip·e·don  [par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-don, -duhn] , par·al·lel·o·pi·ped.

Origin:
1560–70; < Greek parallēlepípedon body with parallel surfaces, equivalent to parállēl(os) parallel + epípedon plane, noun use of neuter of epípedos flat, equivalent to epi- epi- + pédon ground

Related forms
par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dic  [par-uh-lel-uh-pip-i-dik] , par·al·lel·e·pip·e·don·al, par·al·lel·e·pip·e·dous, adjective
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