parallelogram
noun
par·al·lel·o·gram
ˌper-ə-ˈle-lə-ˌgram 
ˌpa-rə-
: a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and equal
Examples of parallelogram in a Sentence
Rectangles, squares, and rhombuses are all parallelograms.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some have a little piano keyboard while others have a grid of black and white buttons set roughly in the shape of a parallelogram.
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2022
Instead of a rectangle, the gallery is actually a parallelogram, and it's been decorated top to bottom with art by Houstonian Trenton Doyle Hancock, who put his mark on the court, the backboards, and even the basketballs themselves.
—Brittanie Shey, Chron, 20 Apr. 2023
While traditional courts are rectangular, the CAMH gallery is a parallelogram, making the court a weird, surrealist, immersive experience.
—Brittanie Shey, Chron, 20 Mar. 2023
Floating at the top of the list was an unusual logo, a hovering 3-D orb casting a shadow over a parallelogram.
—Dan Kois, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2023
This dissection shows that the area of the parallelogram is equal to the area of a rectangle with the same base and height, which, as anyone who didn’t attend Imaginary University knows, is the product of those two numbers.
—Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
In this way, the four red corners of the parallelogram become a single point on the doughnut.
—Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2022
The terminal is shaped like an extruded parallelogram that seemingly floats above the service road.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2022
Viewed on a map of the development, the five-story structure looks something like a tilted parallelogram, a design that creates triangular units on the corners.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2021
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2022
Instead of a rectangle, the gallery is actually a parallelogram, and it's been decorated top to bottom with art by Houstonian Trenton Doyle Hancock, who put his mark on the court, the backboards, and even the basketballs themselves.
—Brittanie Shey, Chron, 20 Apr. 2023
While traditional courts are rectangular, the CAMH gallery is a parallelogram, making the court a weird, surrealist, immersive experience.
—Brittanie Shey, Chron, 20 Mar. 2023
Floating at the top of the list was an unusual logo, a hovering 3-D orb casting a shadow over a parallelogram.
—Dan Kois, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2023
This dissection shows that the area of the parallelogram is equal to the area of a rectangle with the same base and height, which, as anyone who didn’t attend Imaginary University knows, is the product of those two numbers.
—Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
In this way, the four red corners of the parallelogram become a single point on the doughnut.
—Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2022
The terminal is shaped like an extruded parallelogram that seemingly floats above the service road.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2022
Viewed on a map of the development, the five-story structure looks something like a tilted parallelogram, a design that creates triangular units on the corners.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2021
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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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