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Definition of Parallelepiped
1. Noun. A prism whose bases are parallelograms.
Generic synonyms: Prism
Specialized synonyms: Cuboid, Rhombohedron
Definition of Parallelepiped
1. Noun. (geometry) Solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms; all opposite faces being similar and parallel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parallelepiped
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parallelepiped
Literary usage of Parallelepiped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1880)
"(2) Mr AG GREENHILL, MA, On Green's function for a rectangular parallelepiped.
Green's function is the algebraical sum of the reciprocal of the distances ..."
2. An Elementary Treatise on Plane and Solid Geometry by Benjamin Peirce (1855)
"The solidity of any right parallelepiped or its ratio to the unit of ... Since,
by § 356, any parallelepiped of a rectangular base is equivalent to a right ..."
3. A Journey Into Siberia: Made by Order of the King of France by Chappe d'Auteroche (1770)
"If fections were made parallel to the bafe of this parallelepiped, and palling
through the line of contact of ..."
4. An Elementary Treatise on the Integral Calculus: Containing Applications to by Benjamin Williamson (1880)
"Rectangular parallelepiped. — Since a parallelepiped may be conceived as consisting
of an infinite number of* laminae, each of which has the same radius of ..."
5. Plane and Solid Geometry by George Wentworth, David Eugene Smith (1913)
"parallelepiped. A prism whose bases are parallelograms is called a ...
Right parallelepiped. A parallelepiped whose edges are perpendicular to the bases is ..."
6. General Mathematics by Raleigh Schorling, William David Reeve (1919)
"Oblique parallelepiped. The faces of an oblique parallelepiped are all parallelograms.
... The faces of a rectangular parallelepiped are rectangles. 141. ..."
7. An Elementary Treatise on the Integral Calculus: Containing Applications to by Benjamin Williamson (1880)
"Rectangular parallelepiped.— Since a parallelepiped may be conceived as consisting
of an infinite number of* laminae, each of which has the same radius of ..."
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