parallelogram

[ par-uh-lel-uh-gram ]

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noun

a quadrilateral having both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other.

Origin of parallelogram

First recorded in 1560–70; from Late Latin parallēlogrammum, from Greek parallēlógrammon; equivalent to parallel + -o- + -gram¹

Other words from parallelogram

par·al·lel·o·gram·mat·ic [par-uh-lel-uh-gruh-mat-ik], /ˌpær əˌlɛl ə grəˈmæt ɪk/, par·al·lel·o·gram·mat·i·cal, adjective

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How to use parallelogram in a sentence

The signets however were not always in scarab form, they were sometimes squares or parallelograms.
Scarabs | Isaac Myer
On all hands vineyards, orchards, pastures and grain fields are spread in squares and parallelograms.
The Glory of The Coming | Irvin S. Cobb
Here is the definition: forces are arrows with which one makes parallelograms.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method | Henri Poincar
A square, an oblong square, and the figure usually called a diamond, are Parallelograms.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained | Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones
The president had long felt that the purpose of this violent lover of parallelograms was, to unseat him.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for parallelogram

parallelogram

/ (ˌpærəˈlɛləˌɡræm) /

noun

a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal in length: See also rhombus, rectangle, trapezium, trapezoid

Origin of parallelogram

C16: via French from Late Latin, from Greek parallēlogrammon, from parallēlos parallel + grammē line, related to graphein to write

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Scientific definitions for parallelogram

parallelogram

[ păr′ə-lĕl′ə-grăm′ ]

A four-sided plane figure with opposite sides parallel. Rhombuses and rectangles are parallelograms.

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