bipyramid

[bahy-pir-uh-mid]

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noun Crystallography.

a form symmetrical about a plane dividing it into two pyramids.

Origin of bipyramid

bi-¹ + pyramid

Also called dipyramid.

Related formsbi·py·ram·i·dal

[bahy-pi-ram-i-dl] /ˌbaɪ pɪˈræm ɪ dl/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for bipyramid

bipyramid

noun

a geometrical form consisting of two pyramids with a common polygonal base

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