noun
parallelogram
pair-uh-LEL-uh-gram/ˌpærəˈleləɡræm/
A four-sided shape with both pairs of opposite sides parallel.
The opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel and equal.
Etymology
The Greek components describe a figure “bounded by parallel lines.” The drawing sense of graphein connects the name to the lines forming the shape, whose opposite sides run parallel in two pairs.
In context
let's notice that these two lines are parallel that they must be by the nature of being a parallelogram
More examples
- Squares and rectangles are special types of parallelograms.
- Find the area of a parallelogram by multiplying its base by its height.
- A diagonal divides a parallelogram into two matching triangles.
Forms
parallelogram · parallelograms