parallelopipedon

English

Etymology

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

Noun

parallelopipedon (plural parallelopipedons)

  1. A parallelopiped.
    • 1806, Thomas Thomson, Annals of Philosophy:
      In the next place compare the rhombus with the parallelopipedon. It is evident the former is precisely half the area of the latter

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