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quadrilateral vs parallelogram

parallelogram vs quadrilateral

quadrilateral and parallelogram both are nouns.

quadrilateral is an adjective but parallelogram is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quadrilateral Yes Yes No No
parallelogram Yes No No No
As nouns, parallelogram is a hyponym of quadrilateral; that is, parallelogram is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quadrilateral:
  • quadrilateral: a four-sided polygon
  • parallelogram: a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
Other hyponyms of quadrilateral include trapezium, trapezoid.
quadrilateral (noun) parallelogram (noun)
a four-sided polygon a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
quadrilateral (adjective) parallelogram (adjective)
having four sides
Difference between quadrilateral and parallelogram

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