Associations to the word «Parallelogram»

Wiktionary

PARALLELOGRAM, noun. (geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.
PARALLELOGRAM OF FORCES, noun. (mechanics) A parallelogram, two adjacent sides of which are vectors having the same initial point and representing two forces acting simultaneously upon this point, such that the resultant of the forces is given by the diagonal of the parallelogram that passes through this point.

Dictionary definition

PARALLELOGRAM, noun. A quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length.

Wise words

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