bipyramid
[ bahy-pir-uh-mid ]
/ baɪˈpɪr ə mɪd /
noun Crystallography.
a form symmetrical about a plane dividing it into two pyramids.
Nearby words
bipolar version, bipotentiality, bippy, biprism, bipropellant, bipyramid, biquadrate, biquadratic, biquarterly, biracial, biradial
Also called dipyramid.
Related forms
bi·py·ram·i·dal [bahy-pi-ram-i-dl] /ˌbaɪ pɪˈræm ɪ dl/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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