| 单词 | parallelogram |
| 释义 | parallelogram (once / 9834 pages) n A parallelogram is a four-sided object that has parallel opposite sides. A square is a parallelogram. If you take the square and tilt it to one side, it’s still a parallelogram as long as its lines remain parallel. A parallelogram is a two-dimensional object that you might have already encountered in geometry class. You can recognize a parallelogram by its parallel opposite sides, and also by its opposite angles that are equal. Adjacent angles on a parallelogram always add up to 180 degrees. If the angles of a parallelogram are 90 degrees, then it’s straight up and down, like a square or a rectangle. WORD FAMILYparallelogram: parallelograms USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Diller eventually suggested that Pier 54 be replaced with an entirely new, 2.4-acre pier shaped like a parallelogram, with three performance venues amid trees. New York Times(Sep 04, 2016) Because of its parallelogram shape, from this angle it looks to have no depth, but that’s an illusion. The Guardian(Aug 31, 2016) “This house is very much us,” Miao said of the Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced design, which is based on a parallelogram grid. Los Angeles Times(Aug 19, 2016) n a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length Ant|Hypo|Hyper trapezium a quadrilateral with no parallel sides diamond, rhomb, rhombus a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram rhomboida parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal rectanglea parallelogram with four right angles foursquare, square(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon boxa rectangular drawing quadrangle, quadrilateral, tetragon a four-sided polygon |
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