duoprism

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noun

A polytope resulting from the Cartesian product of two polytopes.

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

nounduoprism (plural duoprisms)

plural duoprisms

  1. geometryA polytope resulting from the Cartesian product of two polytopes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Italic*duō
  3. Latinduo
  4. Englishduo-
  5. Ancient Greekπρῑ́ω (prī́ō)
  6. Ancient Greekπρίσμᾰ (prísmă)
  7. Late Latinprisma
  8. Englishprism
  9. Englishduoprism

From duo- + prism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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