Meanings
plural parallelograms · alternative parallelogramme
- geometryA convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.
Meronyms: angle, side; see also Thesaurus:polygon
- datedGaelic gameseither 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.)
Goulding was fouled in the small parallelogram and O’Connor nicked the penalty into the net off the post.
2009 June 13, "Classy Cork sink Kerry" GAA website3 more examples
2 Marking of ground — … A five yard square shall be marked in front of each goal, having the goal posts at adjacent angles. A five yards square shall be marked out in front of each point space, having a goal post and a point post at adjacent angles. There will be thus formed in front of scoring area a parallelogram fifteen yards by five yards.
1907 GAA, Official Guide "Football Rules"; quoted in Joseph Lennon, The playing rules of football and hurling, 1884-1995 (Northern Recreation Consultants 1997) p.66 →ISBNTwo parallelograms of the dimensions set out hereunder shall be formed in front of each scoring space. One parallelogram, 14 mts. by 4.5 mts. shall be formed by two lines 4.5 mts. long and at right angles to the end-line, being marked 3.80 mts. from each goal-post, and the ends of these lines being joined. A larger parallelogram 19 mts. by 13 mts. shall be formed by two lines 13 mts. long and at right angles to the end-line, being marked 6.4 mts. from each goal-post, and the ends of these lines being joined.
1981 GAA, The Playing Rules of Football and Hurling; quoted in Joseph Lennon, The playing rules of football and hurling, 1884-1995 (Northern Recreation Consultants 1997) p.358 →ISBNThere are seven Kilkenny players inside the large parallelogram and only two from Tipperary. Yet Tipp have scored a goal.
2011 September 4, Denis Walsh, “Cats avoid making same mistakes but Tipp have the right balance”, in The Sunday Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπαράλληλος“parallel”
- Latinparallelogrammum
- Englishparallelogram
From Latin parallelogrammum, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + γραμμή (grammḗ, “line”).
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Arabic مُتَوَازِي أَضْلَاع
- مُتَوَازِي أَضْلَاع (mutawāzī ʔaḍlāʕ)convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Bulgarian успоредник
- успоредник (usporednik)convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Catalan paral·lelogram
- paral·lelogramconvex 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
- 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
- rovnoběžníkconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Danish parallelogram
- parallelogramconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Dutch parallellogram
- parallellogramconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Esperanto paralelogramo
- paralelogramoconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Estonian rööpkülik
- rööpkülikconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Finnish suunnikas
- suunnikasconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
French parallélogramme
- parallélogrammeconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
German Parallelogramm
- Parallelogrammconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Greek παραλληλόγραμμο
- παραλληλόγραμμο (parallilógrammo)convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Hebrew מקבילית
- מקבילית (makbilít)convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Hungarian paralelogramma
- paralelogrammaconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Icelandic samsíðungur
- samsíðungurconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Indonesian jajar genjang, jajaran genjang
- jajar genjangconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
- jajaran genjangconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Irish comhthreomharán
- comhthreomharánconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Italian parallelogramma
- parallelogrammaconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Japanese 平行四辺形
- 平行四辺形 (heikōshihenkei)convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Korean 평행사변형
- 평행사변형 (pyeonghaengsabyeonhyeong)convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Malay segi empat selari
- segi empat selariconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Māori tapawhā whakarara
- tapawhā whakararaconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Polish równoległobok
- równoległobokconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Portuguese paralelogramo
- paralelogramoconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Russian параллелогра́мм
- параллелогра́мм (parallelográmm)convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Scottish Gaelic parailealogram, co-shìnteachan
- parailealogramconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
- co-shìnteachanconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Spanish paralelogramo
- paralelogramoconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Swahili msambamba
- msambambaconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Swedish parallellogram
- parallellogramconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Tagalog parigapay
- parigapayconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Thai สี่เหลี่ยมด้านขนาน
- สี่เหลี่ยมด้านขนาน (sèe lìam dâan kànăan)convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Turkish paralelkenar, mütevazi’ül adla
- paralelkenarconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
- mütevazi’ül adlaconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Ukrainian паралелограм
- паралелограм (paralelohram)convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Vietnamese hình bình hành
- hình bình hànhconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Welsh paralelogram
- paralelogramconvex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length
Cite this entry
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