parallelohedron

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noun

A polyhedron that can tessellate three-dimensional spaces with face-to-face contacts via translations.

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Meanings

nounparallelohedron (plural parallelohedrons or parallelohedra)

plural parallelohedrons · plural parallelohedra

  1. geometryA polyhedron that can tessellate three-dimensional spaces with face-to-face contacts via translations.

Origin

parallel + -o- + -hedron

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APA

parallelohedron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallelohedron

MLA

“parallelohedron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallelohedron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parallelohedron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallelohedron.

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