PRISMOID

prismoid

(noun) a prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number of sides and whose other faces are trapezoids or parallelograms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

prismoid

Resembling a prism.

Noun

prismoid (plural prismoids)

(geometry) A prismatoid that has planar sides, and the same number of vertices in both of its parallel planes.

(geometry) An antiprism.

Source: Wiktionary


Pris"moid, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prismtoïde.]

Definition: A body that approaches to the form of a prism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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