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trapezohedron

[ truh-pee-zuh-hee-druhn, trap-uh- ]

noun

, plural tra·pe·zo·he·drons, tra·pe·zo·he·dra [tr, uh, -pee-z, uh, -, hee, -dr, uh, trap-, uh, -].
  1. Crystallography. a crystal form having all faces trapeziums.
  2. Geometry. a trapezoid trisoctahedron.


trapezohedron

/ trəˌpiːzəʊˈhiːdrən /

noun

  1. crystallog a crystal form in which all the crystal's faces are trapeziums
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • traˌpezoˈhedral, adjective
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Other Words From

  • tra·pezo·hedral adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trapezohedron1

First recorded in 1810–20; trapez(oid) + -o + -hedron
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trapezohedron1

C19: from trapezo- combining form of trapezium + -hedron , on the model of tetrahedron
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Example Sentences

Bounded by twenty-four trapezoidal faces, and hence sometimes called a “trapezohedron.”

Trigonal trapezohedron (fig. 74), bounded by six trapezoidal faces.

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