antiprism

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noun

A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.

OriginEnglish prism ← Late Latin prisma ← Ancient Greek πρίσμᾰ (prísmă) →
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Meanings

nounantiprism (plural antiprisms)

plural antiprisms

  1. A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Ancient Greekπρῑ́ω (prī́ō)
  8. Ancient Greekπρίσμᾰ (prísmă)
  9. Late Latinprisma
  10. Englishprism
  11. Englishantiprism

From anti- + prism.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 反稜柱 /反棱柱
  • 反稜柱 /反棱柱 (fǎnléngzhù)a polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Finnish antiprisma
  • antiprismaa polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
German Antiprisma
  • Antiprismaa polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Greek αντιπρίσμα
  • αντιπρίσμα (antiprísma)a polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Hungarian antiprizma
  • antiprizmaa polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Italian antiprisma
  • antiprismaa polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Japanese 反角柱
  • 反角柱 (hankakuchū)a polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Korean 엇각기둥
  • 엇각기둥 (eotgakgidung)a polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Persian پادمنشور
  • پادمنشورa polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Polish antygraniastosłup
  • antygraniastosłupa polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Portuguese antiprisma
  • antiprismaa polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Russian антипри́зма
  • антипри́зма (antiprízma)a polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Spanish antiprisma
  • antiprismaa polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles
Cite this entry
APA

antiprism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiprism

MLA

“antiprism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiprism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiprism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiprism.

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