parallelepiped

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a prism whose bases are parallelograms

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A rhombohedron is a parallelepiped with all rhombic faces; a trigonal trapezohedron is a rhombohedron with congruent rhombic faces. Source: Internet

Another three slabs are on top, leaning in such a way they reduce the surface and form a false dome; two large parallelepiped boulders complete the construction. Source: Internet

A space-filling tessellation is possible with congruent copies of any parallelepiped. Source: Internet

A parallelepiped has three sets of four parallel edges; the edges within each set are of equal length. Source: Internet

First, the absolute value of the box product is the volume of the parallelepiped which has edges that are defined by the three vectors. Source: Internet

The rectangular cuboid (six rectangular faces), cube (six square faces), and the rhombohedron (six rhombus faces) are all specific cases of parallelepiped. Source: Internet

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