trapezohedron

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

noun,plural tra·pe·zo·he·drons, tra·pe·zo·he·dra

[truh-pee-zuh-hee-druh, trap-uh-]. /trəˌpi zəˈhi drə, ˌtræp ə-/.

Crystallography. a crystal form having all faces trapeziums.
Geometry. a trapezoid trisoctahedron.

Origin of trapezohedron

First recorded in 1810–20; trapez(oid) + -o + -hedron

Other words from trapezohedron

tra·pe·zo·he·dral, adjective

Words Nearby trapezohedron

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How to use trapezohedron in a sentence

Bounded by twenty-four trapezoidal faces, and hence sometimes called a “trapezohedron.”
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Trigonal trapezohedron (fig. 74), bounded by six trapezoidal faces.
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British Dictionary definitions for trapezohedron

trapezohedron

/ (trəˌpiːzəʊˈhiːdrən) /

nounplural -drons or -dra (-drə)

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

Origin of trapezohedron

C19: from trapezo- combining form of trapezium + -hedron, on the model of tetrahedron

Derived forms of trapezohedron

trapezohedral, adjective

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