a four-sided plane rectilinear figure with opposite sides parallel 平行四边形
常用词组 parallelogram of forces
a parallelogram illustrating the theorem that if two forces acting at a point are represented in magnitude and direction by two sides of a parallelogram meeting at that point, their resultant is represented by the diagonal drawn from that point 力的平行四边形
语源
late 16th cent.: from French parallélogramme, via late Latin from Greek parallēlogrammon, from parallēlos 'alongside another' + grammē 'line'