Any 3-dimensional six sided figure that has parallelograms for faces. |
A parallelepiped, also called parallelopiped, is a 3-dimensional polyhedron with six parallelogram?s for faces. The word is also sometimes used for the higher-dimensional analoga. |
All opposite faces are parallel. |
All opposite faces are parallel. The volume of a parallelepiped can be calculated most easily using determinants. |