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trapezohedron

[truh-pee-zuh-hee-druhn, trap-uh-]

noun

plural

trapezohedrons, trapezohedra 

  1. Crystallography.a crystal form having all faces trapeziums.

  2. Geometry.a trapezoid trisoctahedron.

trapezohedron

/ ٰəˌ辱ːəʊˈːə /

noun

  1. crystallog a crystal form in which all the crystal's faces are trapeziums

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • trapezohedral adjective
  • ٰˌˈ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trapezohedron1

First recorded in 1810–20; trapez(oid) + -o + -hedron
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trapezohedron1

C19: from trapezo- combining form of trapezium + -hedron , on the model of tetrahedron
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Bounded by twenty-four trapezoidal faces, and hence sometimes called a “trapezohedron.”

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