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bipyramid

[ bahy-pir-uh-mid ]
/ baɪˈpɪr ə mɪd /
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noun Crystallography.
a form symmetrical about a plane dividing it into two pyramids.
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Origin of bipyramid

OTHER WORDS FROM bipyramid

bi·py·ram·i·dal [bahy-pi-ram-i-dl], /ˌbaɪ pɪˈræm ɪ dl/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for bipyramid

bipyramid
/ (ˌbaɪˈpɪrəmɪd) /

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