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parallelogram

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: pâ'rə-lĕlʹə-grăm'
  • US: /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɛl.əˌɡɹæm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

either of two rectangular areas (respectively the large parallelogram and the small parallelogram) abutting the goal line in front of the goal. (Since 1986 officially named the large rectangle and small rectangle, though the older names are still occasionally used.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Qualifier: Gaelic games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: trapezium

Broader terms: quadrilateral, quadrangle, tetragon

Narrower terms: rhombus, rhomb, diamond, rhomboid, rectangle

History

Etymology

From Latin parallelogrammum, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + γραμμή (grammḗ, “line”).

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: paralelogram — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Arabic: مُتَوَازِي أَضْلَاع (mutawāzī ʔaḍlāʕ) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܒ݂ܝܼܗ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (sḇīh ilˁē) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Armenian: զուգահեռագիծ (zugaheṙagic) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Asturian: paralelogramu — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Belarusian: паралелаграм (paraljelahram) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Bulgarian: успоредник (usporednik) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Catalan: paral·lelogram — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平行四邊形 /平行四边形 (píngxíng sìbiānxíng) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Czech: rovnoběžník — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Danish: parallelogram — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Dutch: parallellogram — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Esperanto: paralelogramo — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Estonian: rööpkülik — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Finnish: suunnikas — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • French: parallélogramme — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Galician: paralelogramo — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Georgian: პარალელოგრამი (ṗaralelogrami) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • German: Parallelogramm — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Greek: παραλληλόγραμμο (parallilógrammo) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Hebrew: מקבילית (makbilít) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Hungarian: paralelogramma — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Icelandic: samsíðungur — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Indonesian: jajar genjang — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Indonesian: jajaran genjang — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Irish: comhthreomharán — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Italian: parallelogramma — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Japanese: 平行四辺形 (heikōshihenkei) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Korean: 평행사변형 (pyeonghaengsabyeonhyeong) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Malay: segi empat selari — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Manx: coheeyntane — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Māori: tapawhā whakarara — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Navajo: naaniijigo dikʼą́ — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Polish: równoległobok — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Portuguese: paralelogramo — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Russian: параллелогра́мм (parallelográmm) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Scottish Gaelic: parailealogram — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Scottish Gaelic: co-shìnteachan — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Shan: ၸဵင်ႇ ၽၢႆႉ (tsàeng phâ̰ai) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Lower Sorbian: paralelogram — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Upper Sorbian: paralelogram — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Upper Sorbian: runoběžnik — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Spanish: paralelogramo — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Swahili: msambamba — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Swedish: parallellogram — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Tagalog: parigapay — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Thai: สี่เหลี่ยมด้านขนาน (sèe lìam dâan kànăan) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Turkish: paralelkenar — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Turkish: mütevazi’ül adla — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Ukrainian: паралелограм (paralelohram) — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Vietnamese: hình bình hành — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Welsh: paralelogram — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
  • Yoruba: paraló — convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length