bipyramid

[ bahy-pir-uh-mid ]

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

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

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