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parallelepiped
[ par-uh-lel-uh-pahy-pid, -pip-id ]
noun
- a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.
parallelepiped
/ ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɛd; ˌpærəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪdən /
noun
- a geometric solid whose six faces are parallelograms
parallelepiped
/ ă′ə-ĕ′ə-ī′ĭ,-ĭ′ĭ /
- A polyhedron with six faces, each a parallelogram and each being parallel to the opposite face.
Other yvlog Forms
- 貹····辱··徱 [par-, uh, -lel-, uh, -, pip, -i-dik], 貹a·e·辱·Dza 貹a·e·辱·dzܲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of parallelepiped1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of parallelepiped1
Example Sentences
The 3 x 3 x 3 box can also be decomposed into three vertical 3 x 3 x 1 parallelepipeds, each parallel to a vertical face of the box.
The same may be said for the proposition about the diagonal plane of a parallelepiped.
Euclid calls this solid henceforth a parallelepiped, though he never defines the word.
Archimedes proves that the volume of the solid so cut off is one sixth part of the volume of the parallelepiped.
The dwellings consist of roomy skin tents, which enclose a sleeping chamber of the form of a parallelepiped surrounded by warm well-prepared reindeer skins, and lighted and warmed by one or more train-oil lamps.
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