CEFR C1

parallelepiped

noun

Meaning

parallelepiped means a solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms; all opposite faces being similar and parallel. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

A cuboid is a rectangular parallelepiped.
The article uses parallelepiped to mean a solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms; all opposite faces being....

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parallelepiped (C1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹəlɛlˈɛpɪpɛd/

Definition

Examples

A cuboid is a rectangular parallelepiped.
The article uses parallelepiped to mean a solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms; all opposite faces being....
The teacher asked students to find parallelepiped in the reading.

How to Use parallelepiped

a/the parallelepiped (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a parallelepiped."
parallelepiped in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked parallelepiped in context before translating it."

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