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Parallelogram vs Gyroparallelogram - What's the difference?

parallelogram | gyroparallelogram |

As nouns the difference between parallelogram and gyroparallelogram

is that parallelogram is (geometry) a convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length while gyroparallelogram is (mathematics) a hyperbolic quadrilateral whose two gyrodiagonals intersect at their gyromidpoints, analogous to a parallelogram in euclidean space.

parallelogram

English

Alternative forms

* parallelogramme

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.

    • Hypernyms

    * (geometry) quadrilateral, quadrangle, tetragon, polygon

    Hyponyms

    * (geometry) rectangle, rhombus, square, rhomboid

    Derived terms

    * parallelogram of forces

    gyroparallelogram

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A hyperbolic quadrilateral whose two gyrodiagonals intersect at their gyromidpoints, analogous to a parallelogram in Euclidean space.