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Triangular prism

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pentagonal prismnoun(mathematics) A prism with a pentagonal base.
biprismnoun(physics) An optical device of this construction used to generate interference fringes.
hexagonal prismnoun(geometry) any prism, an octahedron, constructed on a hexagonal base
rhombohedronnounA prism with six faces, each a rhombus.
dihexahedronnounA six-sided prism having three planes on the extremities.
prismoidnoun(geometry) A prismatoid that has planar sides, and the same number of vertices in both of its parallel planes.
tricubenounA polycube composed of three cubes.
prismnoun(optics) A transparent block in the shape of a prism (sense 1), typically with triangular ends, used to reflect or refract light.
trihedronnoun(mathematics) A geometric figure composed of three planes meeting at a single vertex.
bipyramidnounA dipyramid.
pyramidnounAn ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
irregular prismnoun(geometry) a prism whose cross section is an irregular polygon
antiprismnounA polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
trilliantnounA gemstone cut in a triangular shape.
wedge prismnounA prism with a shallow angle between its input and output surfaces.
frustumnounA cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by a plane parallel to its base.
square pyramidnoun(geometry) A three-dimensional geometric figure with a square base and four triangular sides that connect at one point. An example is the Great Pyramid of Giza.
gyrobifastigiumnounA polyhedral solid formed by joining two face-regular triangular prisms along corresponding square faces, giving a quarter-turn to one prism. It is noted for being one of the few regular polyhedra that packs in three dimensions.
dipyramidnounIn geometry, any of a class of solids formed from two pyramids placed symmetrically base to base.
prismatoidnoun(mathematics) Any polyhedron whose vertices all lie in either of two parallel planes

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