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PARALLELEPIPEDE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Descriptive Geometry
DEF

A solid figure whose faces are six parallelograms, of which opposite pairs are parallel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie descriptive
DEF

Hexaèdre dont les faces sont des parallélogrammes, les faces opposées étant parallèles et égales.

OBS

parallélipipède : Cette forme est considérée comme un barbarisme par certains auteurs.

Spanish

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