parallelepiped

/ˌˈpɛrəˈlɛləˌpaɪpɪd/
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Other forms: parallelepipeds

Definitions of parallelepiped
  1. noun
    a prism whose bases are parallelograms
    synonyms: parallelepipedon, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon
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    types:
    cuboid
    a rectangular parallelepiped
    rhombohedron
    a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)
    type of:
    prism
    a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
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