parallelogram
noun
par·al·lel·o·gram
ˌper-ə-ˈle-lə-ˌgram 
ˌpa-rə-
: a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and equal
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Rectangles, squares, and rhombuses are all parallelograms.
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In a periodic tiling, the arrangement of tiles repeats in a regular pattern determined by an infinite grid of parallelograms.
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Craig S. Kaplan, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Laid out in somewhat of a parallelogram, this district has houses that date back to before the Civil War.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2024
Bring the square behind the parallelogram, and the triangle at top in front of the square that is now below it.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Some have a little piano keyboard while others have a grid of black and white buttons set roughly in the shape of a parallelogram.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2022
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Craig S. Kaplan, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Laid out in somewhat of a parallelogram, this district has houses that date back to before the Civil War.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2024
Bring the square behind the parallelogram, and the triangle at top in front of the square that is now below it.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Some have a little piano keyboard while others have a grid of black and white buttons set roughly in the shape of a parallelogram.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2022
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“Parallelogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parallelogram. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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parallelogram
noun
par·al·lel·o·gram
ˌpar-ə-ˈlel-ə-ˌgram
: a four-sided figure whose opposite sides are parallel and of equal length
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