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parallelogram en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• pâ'rə-lĕlʹə-grăm' (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɛl.əˌɡɹæm/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin parallelogrammum, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”) + γραμμή (grammḗ, “line”).

Meanings

1. A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.
   • Meronyms: angle, side; see also Thesaurus:polygon
2. (dated, qualifier:Gaelic games) either 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.)
   • There 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:
   • 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 website
   • Two 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 →ISBN
   • 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 →ISBN

Forms

Coordinates

trapezoid · kite · polygon

Deriveds

Varignon parallelogram · contraparallelogram · antiparallelogram · parallelotope · parallelogrammic · parallelogram identity · gyroparallelogram · parallelogram rule · parallelogram of forces · parallelogramic · parallelogrammatic · parallelogram law

Hypernyms

polygon · 4-gon · tetragon · shape · quadrangle · quadrilateral · polygon

Translations (53)

cmn 平行四邊形 /平行四边形 (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · fr parallélogramme (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · ja 平行四辺形 (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · ru параллелогра́мм (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · nl parallellogram (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · it parallelogramma (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · id jajaran genjang (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · hy զուգահեռագիծ (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · hu paralelogramma (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · tr mütevazi’ül adla (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · be паралелаграм (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · yo paraló (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · gv coheeyntane (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · gd co-shìnteachan (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · et rööpkülik (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · is samsíðungur (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · gd parailealogram (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · ms segi empat selari (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · nv naaniijigo dikʼą́ (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · el παραλληλόγραμμο (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · ga comhthreomharán (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · de Parallelogramm (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · pt paralelogramo (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · es paralelogramo (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · sw msambamba (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · vi hình bình hành (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · mi tapawhā whakarara (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · sq paralelogram (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · ar مُتَوَازِي أَضْلَاع (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · da parallelogram (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · shn ၸဵင်ႇ ၽၢႆႉ (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · ca paral·lelogram (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · sv parallellogram (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · tr paralelkenar (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · dsb paralelogram (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · id jajar genjang (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · ast paralelogramu (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · cs rovnoběžník (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · aii ܣܒ݂ܝܼܗ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · hsb paralelogram (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · fi suunnikas (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · bg успоредник (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · tl parigapay (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · gl paralelogramo (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · hsb runoběžnik (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · cy paralelogram (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · he מקבילית (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · ko 평행사변형 (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · uk паралелограм (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · pl równoległobok (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · ka პარალელოგრამი (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · eo paralelogramo (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length) · th สี่เหลี่ยมด้านขนาน (convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length)

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