parallelogram (ˌpærəˈlɛləˌɡræm) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| rhombus rectangle trapezium See also trapezoid a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal in length | |
| [C16: via French from Late Latin, from Greek parallēlogrammon, from parallēlos | |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| parallelogram (pār'ə-lěl'ə-grām') Pronunciation Key
A four-sided plane figure with opposite sides parallel. Rhombuses and rectangles are parallelograms. |