Get to know Antiprism better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning.
Antiprism meaning
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
Using Antiprism
- The main meaning on this page is: A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
- In the example corpus, antiprism often appears in combinations such as: pentagonal antiprism, antiprism in.
Context around Antiprism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Antiprism
- In this selection, "antiprism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pentagonal, star, triangular and compounds stand out and add context to how "antiprism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 10 4 antiprism is the and a pentagonal antiprism and two. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "antiprism" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with antiprism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is also a triangular antiprism in any of four orientations. (11 words)
A regular icosahedron is a gyroelongated pentagonal bipyramid and a biaugmented pentagonal antiprism in any of six orientations. (18 words)
Extra regularity is obtained by the line connecting the base centers being perpendicular to the base planes, making it a right antiprism. (22 words)
Star antiprism compounds also can be constructed where p and q have common factors; thus a 10/4 antiprism is the compound of two 5/2 star antiprisms. (28 words)
It can be decomposed into a gyroelongated pentagonal pyramid and a pentagonal pyramid or into a pentagonal antiprism and two equal pentagonal pyramids. (23 words)
Extra regularity is obtained by the line connecting the base centers being perpendicular to the base planes, making it a right antiprism. (22 words)
Example sentences (5)
Star antiprism compounds also can be constructed where p and q have common factors; thus a 10/4 antiprism is the compound of two 5/2 star antiprisms.
A regular icosahedron is a gyroelongated pentagonal bipyramid and a biaugmented pentagonal antiprism in any of six orientations.
Extra regularity is obtained by the line connecting the base centers being perpendicular to the base planes, making it a right antiprism.
It can be decomposed into a gyroelongated pentagonal pyramid and a pentagonal pyramid or into a pentagonal antiprism and two equal pentagonal pyramids.
It is also a triangular antiprism in any of four orientations.
Common combinations with antiprism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pentagonal antiprism 2×
- antiprism in 2×