English Explanatory Dictionary

trapezohedron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of polyhedra that have kite-shaped faces and are dual polyhedra of antiprisms.
  2. A deltoidal icositetrahedron.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

trapezohedron trapezohedra trapezohedrons

Etymology

From trapezium + -hedron, with trapezium used in the US sense of a convex irregular quadrilateral.

Synonyms

antibipyramid antidipyramid deltohedron deltoidal icositetrahedron strombic icositetrahedron tetragonal icosikaitetrahedron tetragonal trisoctahedron trapezoidal icositetrahedron

Derived words

twelve-faced trapezohedron
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