parallelepiped
1 of 1noun/ˌpærəlɛlɪˈpaɪpɪd/
Forms:parallelepipeds
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a three-dimensional figure with six parallelogram faces, where each face is parallel to the opposite face
- Some bricks are shaped like parallelepipeds, facilitating sturdy construction.
- A rectangular box is a common example of a parallelepiped.
- Ice cubes in a tray naturally form parallelepipeds when frozen.
- In mathematics, a general parallelepiped is often represented with vectors.
- A rectangular prism is a specific form of a parallelepiped with right angles.