Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A prismatoid having polygons with the same number of sides as bases, and faces that are parallelograms or trapezoids.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A body that approaches to the form of a prism; a prismatoid.
- noun A prismatoid whose base and top have the same number of sides, and every corresponding pair parallel. See
prismatoid , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A body that approaches to the form of a prism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun geometry A
prismatoid that hasplanar sides, and the same number ofvertices in both of its parallel planes - noun geometry An
antiprism
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number of sides and whose other faces are trapezoids or parallelograms
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The volume of ore appertaining to any given sample can be considered as a prismoid, the dimensions of which may be stated as follows: --
Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration Herbert Hoover 1919
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(_WL_) + (_W_1 _L_1) + (_W_2 _L_2), etc. The length of the prismoid base _L_ for any given sample will be
Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration Herbert Hoover 1919
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The body is prismoid in form, and curved, so as to be convex in the longitudinal direction behind, concave in front.
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It is conveniently described in two portions, viz., a medial flattened part and a narrow lateral prismoid portion.
II. Osteology. 6c. The Bones of the Lower Extremity. 1. The Hip Bone 1918
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The body is strong, and of well-marked prismoid form.
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The body is prismoid in form, tapers gradually from the tarsal to the phalangeal extremity, and is curved longitudinally, so as to be concave below, slightly convex above.
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It is prismoid in form, expanded above, where it enters into the knee-joint, contracted in the lower third, and again enlarged but to a lesser extent below.
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The body is prismoid in form, narrower above than below, and slightly curved, so as to be convex lateralward.
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