paralelepípedo

See also: paralelepipedo

Portuguese

paralelepípedo

Alternative forms

• parallelepípedo (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾa.le.leˈpi.pe.du/, /pa.ɾaˌlɛ.leˈpi.pe.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾa.le.leˈpi.pe.du/, /pa.ɾaˌlɛ.leˈpi.pe.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾa.le.leˈpi.pe.do/, /pa.ɾaˌlɛ.leˈpi.pe.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐˌlɛ.lɨˈpi.pɨ.du/ [pɐ.ɾɐˌlɛ.lɨˈpi.pɨ.ðu]

• (Center-West Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾa.ˌle.le.ˈpi.pe.du/

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Noun

paralelepípedo m (plural paralelepípedos)

1. sett (paving stone)
2. (geometry) parallelepiped

Spanish

Adjective

paralelepípedo (feminine paralelepípeda, masculine plural paralelepípedos, feminine plural paralelepípedas)

1. parallelepiped-shaped

Noun

paralelepípedo m (plural paralelepípedos)

1. (geometry) parallelepiped

Further reading

• “paralelepípedo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16