|
|
|
Message boards Post comment
|
Prismatoid
A prismatoid is a polyhedron where all vertices lie in two parallel planes. Under some circumstances I forget it is called a prismoid. Some particular families of prismatoids:
- Prisms, where the polygons in each plane are congruent and joined by rectangles or parallelograms;
- Antiprisms, where the polygons in each plane are congruent and joined by an alternating strip of triangles;
- Frustrums, where the polygons are similar and joined by trapezoids;
- Pyramids, where one plane contains only a single point;
- Cupolas, where the polygon in one plane contains twice as many points as the other and is joined to it by alternating triangles and rectangles.
Referenced By
List of geometry topics | List of mathematical topics (P-R)
|
|
