sphericon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A solid constructed by slicing a bicone with 90-degree apices through a plane containing both of them, rotating one half by 90 degrees, and reconnecting them; the resulting shape has a single continuous face, and two edges.

Pronunciation

/ˈsfɛɹ.ɪ.kɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sphericon.wav /ˈsfɪɹ.ə.kɑn/

Word forms

sphericon sphericons

Related words

Mathworld article on the sphericon The Sphericon
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