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—prismoidal, adj./priz"moyd/, n. Geom.a solid having sides that are trapezoids and bases or ends that are parallel and similar but not congruent polygons. Cf. prism (def. 2).[1695-1705; PRISM + -OID]
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Prismoid — Pris moid (pr[i^]z moid), n. [Cf. F. prismto[ i]de.] A body that approaches to the form of a prism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prismoid — Prismoid, geometrischer Körper, welcher zwei parallele, nicht congruente, aber von gleich viel Geraden begrenzte Endflächen hat. Die Seitenlinien, od. Kanten, sind hier nicht wie beim Prisma alle parallel, sondern nur einige von ihnen od. keine … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Prismoid — (griech.), s. Prismatoid … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Prismoid — Prismoīd (Prismatoid), Körper, dessen Grundflächen parallele, aber nicht kongruente geradlinige Figuren von gleich vielen Seiten sind … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
prismoid — prismoíd, prismoíde, s.n. (înv.) corp solid care are o formă asemănătoare cu aceea a prismei. Trimis de blaurb, 30.10.2006. Sursa: DAR … Dicționar Român
prismoid — [priz′moid΄] n. [see PRISM & OID] a prismatoid having polygons with equal numbers of sides as its bases and quadrilaterals as its lateral faces prismoidal adj … English World dictionary
prismoid — noun Date: circa 1704 a prismatoid whose parallel bases have the same number of sides • prismoidal adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
prismoid — noun a) A prismatoid that has planar sides, and the same number of vertices in both of its parallel planes b) An antiprism … Wiktionary
Prismoid — Pris|mo|id, das; [e]s, e (Math.): Prismatoid … Universal-Lexikon
prismoid — pris·moid (prizґmoid) resembling a prism … Medical dictionary
