"scalenohedron" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: scalenohedrons [plural], scalenohedra [plural]
Etymology: scalene + -o- + -hedron Etymology templates: {{af|en|scalene|-o-|-hedron}} scalene + -o- + -hedron Head templates: {{en-noun|s|scalenohedra}} scalenohedron (plural scalenohedrons or scalenohedra)
  1. (geometry, mineralogy, crystallography) A polyhedron having twelve sides, each in the form of a scalene triangle, that is topologically equivalent to a hexagonal bipyramid and whose middle section can be said to inscribe a rhombohedron. Categories (topical): Crystallography, Geometry, Mineralogy, Polyhedra Related terms: scalenohedral, star bipyramid

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