In geometry, a parallelepiped is a three-dimensional figure formed by six parallelograms (the term rhomboid is also sometimes used with this meaning). By analogy, it relates to a parallelogram just as a cube relates to a square or as a cuboid to a rectangle. In Euclidean geometry, its definition encompasses all four concepts (i.e., parallelepiped,... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallelepiped
A polyhedron with six faces bounded by three pairs of parallel planes, so that all its faces are parallelograms. It is also a prism the base of which is a parallelogram. A rectangular parallelepiped has the shape of a shoebox. The word comes from the Greek word parallelepipedon for the same shape, w... Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/P/parallelepiped.html