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prismoid

[priz-moid]

noun Geometry.

a solid having sides that are trapezoids and bases or ends that are parallel and similar but not congruent polygons. Compare prism (def. 2).

Origin:
1695–1705; prism + -oid

Related forms

pris·moi·dal, adjective

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prismoid (ˈprɪzmɔɪd)

—n
	a prismatoid having an equal number of vertices in each of the two parallel planes and whose sides are trapeziums or parallelograms

[C18: from French prismoïde; see prism, -oid]

pris'moidal

—*adj*

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