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trapezohedron
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tra·pe·zo·he·dron  (tr-pz-hdrn, trp-z-)
n. pl. tra·pe·zo·he·drons or tra·pe·zo·he·dra (-dr)
Any of several forms of crystal with trapeziums as faces.
[trapez(ium) + -hedron.]
trapezohedron [trəˌpiːzəʊˈhiːdrən]
n pl -drons, -dra [-drə]
(Chemistry) Crystallog a crystal form in which all the crystal's faces are trapeziums
[from trapezo- combining form of trapezium + -hedron, on the model of tetrahedron]
trapezohedral  adj
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Noun1.trapezohedron - a polyhedron whose faces are trapeziumstrapezohedron - a polyhedron whose faces are trapeziums
polyhedron - a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
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Qualitatively, the polyhedra that most resemble the tiling sets of the first infinite family are the trapezohedra (Holden 1971), which are duals to the semi-regular antiprisms and which can have spheres inscribed in them.
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Analcime from Wasson Bluff is commonly present as well formed trapezohedra growing on other crystals such as twinned heulandite.
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