par·al·lel·o·gram — /ˌperəˈlɛləˌgræm/ noun, pl grams [count] geometry : a four sided shape made up of two pairs of straight parallel lines that are equal in length Rectangles, squares, and rhombuses are all parallelograms … Useful english dictionary
parallelogram — par|al|lel|o|gram [ˌpærəˈleləgræm] n a flat shape with four sides in which each side is the same length as the side opposite it and parallel to it →↑rectangle … Dictionary of contemporary English
parallelogram — par|al|lel|o|gram [ ,perə lelə,græm ] noun count a shape with four straight sides in which opposite sides are of equal length and are parallel to each other … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
parallelogram — par•al•lel•o•gram [[t]ˌpær əˈlɛl əˌgræm[/t]] n. math. a quadrilateral having both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other • Etymology: 1560–70; < LL parallēlogrammum < Gk parallēlógrammon … From formal English to slang
Parallelogrammic — Par al*lel o*gram mic (p[a^]r al*l[e^]l [ o]*gr[a^]m m[i^]k), Parallelogrammical Par al*lel o*gram mic*al (p[a^]r al*l[e^]l [ o]*gr[a^]m m[i^]*kal), a. Having the properties of a parallelogram. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parallelogrammical — Parallelogrammic Par al*lel o*gram mic (p[a^]r al*l[e^]l [ o]*gr[a^]m m[i^]k), Parallelogrammical Par al*lel o*gram mic*al (p[a^]r al*l[e^]l [ o]*gr[a^]m m[i^]*kal), a. Having the properties of a parallelogram. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parallelogram — parallelogrammatic, /par euh lel euh greuh mat ik/, parallelogrammatical, adj. /par euh lel euh gram /, n. a quadrilateral having both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other. [1560 70; < LL parallelogrammum < Gk parallelógrammon. See… … Universalium
Parallelogram — Par al*lel o*gram, n. [Gr. ?; ? parallel + ? to write: cf. F. parall[ e]logramme. See {Parallel}, and { gram}.] (Geom.) A right lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel, and consequently equal; sometimes restricted in popular … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parallelogram of accelerations — Parallelogram Par al*lel o*gram, n. [Gr. ?; ? parallel + ? to write: cf. F. parall[ e]logramme. See {Parallel}, and { gram}.] (Geom.) A right lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel, and consequently equal; sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parallelogram of forces — Parallelogram Par al*lel o*gram, n. [Gr. ?; ? parallel + ? to write: cf. F. parall[ e]logramme. See {Parallel}, and { gram}.] (Geom.) A right lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel, and consequently equal; sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English