snub square antiprism

noun

A polyhedron, one of the Johnson solids, having 24 triangular and 2 square faces.

Meanings

nounsnub square antiprism (plural snub square antiprisms)

plural snub square antiprisms

  1. mathematicsA polyhedron, one of the Johnson solids, having 24 triangular and 2 square faces.

Origin

Coined by Norman W. Johnson in 1969.

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