Parallelopipedon (Noun)
Meaning
A prism whose bases are parallelograms.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The parallelopipedon is a three-dimensional solid object with six faces, each of which is a parallelogram.
- A rectangular box is a type of parallelopipedon where all the angles are right angles.
- The parallelopipedon has two identical faces that are parallel to each other and are called the bases.
- In geometry, a parallelopipedon is defined as a prism with a parallelogram as its base.
- The volume of a parallelopipedon can be calculated by multiplying the area of the base by the height of the prism.