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Prismoid


A prismatoid having planar sides and the same number of vertices in both of its parallel planes. The faces of a prismoid are therefore either trapezoids or parallelograms.

Ball and Coxeter (1987) use the term to describe an antiprism.


See also

Antiprism, Prism, Prismatoid

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References

Ball, W. W. R. and Coxeter, H. S. M. Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 13th ed. New York: Dover, p. 130, 1987.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Prismoid." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Prismoid.html

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