To pronounce "parallelepiped", say PAR-all-el-ep-ip-ed — 6 syllables, IPA /ˌpæɹəlɛlˈɛpɪpɛd/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
parallelepiped
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/ˌpæɹəlɛlˈɛpɪpɛd/
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"parallelepiped" has 6 syllables: par-all-el-ep-ip-ed. It rhymes with parallelopiped, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: parallelopiped — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“A cuboid is a rectangular parallelepiped.”
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"Parallelepiped" has 6 syllables: par · all · el · ep · ip · ed.
The IPA transcription of "parallelepiped" is /ˌpæɹəlɛlˈɛpɪpɛd/.
Parallelepiped: A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms; all opposite faces being similar and parallel.
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