parallelopipedon

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a prism whose bases are parallelograms

Etymology

From New Latin parallelopipedon, alteration of Ancient Greek παραλληλεπίπεδος (parallēlepípedos, “with parallel surfaces”), from παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + ἐπίπεδος (epípedos, “plane”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelepipedon

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