在几何学中，平行六面体是由六个平行四边形所组成的三维立体。它与平行四边形的关系，正如正方体与正方形之间的关系；在欧几里得几何中这四个概念都允许，但在仿射几何中只允许平行四边形和平行六面体。平行六面体的三个等价的定义为：

长方体（六个面都是长方形）、正方体（六个面都是正方形），以及菱面体（六个面都是菱形）都是平行六面体的特殊情况。

平行六面体是拟柱体的一个子类。

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, parallelogram, cube, and square). In this context of affine geometry, in which angles are not differentiated, its definition admits only parallelograms and parallelepipeds. Three equivalent definitions of parallelepiped are