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Record 1 2016-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Descriptive Geometry
CONT

A rectangular parallelepiped, where all angles are 90˚[degrees], is also called a rectangular cuboid or sometimes just a cuboid.

OBS

parallelepiped: a solid figure whose faces are six parallelograms, of which opposite pairs are parallel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie descriptive
CONT

Un parallélépipède rectangle est un solide dont les 6 faces sont des rectangles. On l'appelle aussi pavé droit.

OBS

[...] un parallélépipède est un solide dont les six faces sont des parallélogrammes.

Spanish

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