TRAPEZOHEDRON


Meaning of TRAPEZOHEDRON in English

-drən, -ˌdrän noun

( plural trapezohedrons -nz ; or trapezohe·dra -_drə)

Etymology: New Latin, from trapezium + -o- + -hedron

: a crystalline form whose faces are trapeziums:

a. : a tetragonal trisoctahedron

b. : an 8-faced hemihedral form of the tetragonal system

c. : a 12-faced hemihedral form of the hexagonal system

d. : a 6-faced tetartohedral form of the hexagonal system — called also trigonal trapezohedron

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.