Trapezohedron
[truh-pee-zuh-hee-druh n, trap-uh-] /trəˌpi zəˈhi drən, ˌtræp ə-/
noun, plural trapezohedrons, trapezohedra
[truh-pee-zuh-hee-druh, trap-uh-] /trəˌpi zəˈhi drə, ˌtræp ə-/ (Show IPA)
1.
Crystallography. a crystal form having all faces trapeziums.
2.
Geometry. a trapezoid trisoctahedron.
trapezohedron
/trəˌpiːzəʊˈhiːdrən/
noun (pl) -drons, -dra (-drə)
1.
(crystallog) a crystal form in which all the crystal’s faces are trapeziums
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