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parallelepiped

/ˌpæɹəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
par-al-lelepiped
IPA
/ˌpæɹəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪd/
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: parallēlepipedum, παραλληλεπίπεδος

Inflected Forms

parallelepipeds (plural) parallelepipedon (alternative) parallelopiped (alternative) parallelopipedon (alternative)

Derived Forms

parallelepipedal parallelepipedic

Synonyms

parallelopiped parallelepipedon parallelopipedon

Questions

How do you pronounce parallelepiped?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæɹəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪd/.
What does parallelepiped mean?
A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.
Where does parallelepiped come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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