prism
A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same polygonal shape and size, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.
Other meanings
An object having the shape of a geometrical prism ().
A or an embankment shaped like a prism () or a number of prisms, such that its volume can be easily calculated.
Related words
- duoprism
- foreprism
- gigantoprism
- gonioprism
- grism
- hyperprism
- nanoprism
- prismless
- prismy
- antiprism
- microprismatic
- muscle-prism
Word history
From Ancient Greek "πρίσμᾰ" (anything sawn; sawdust; (Koine, geometry) prism).
Where this comes from
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