On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Pyritohedron. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Pyritohedron in a sentence
Pyritohedron meaning
- An irregular dodecahedron, the faces of which are identical but irregular pentagons.
- The shape of one of the crystal habits of pyrite.
Using Pyritohedron
- The main meaning on this page is: An irregular dodecahedron, the faces of which are identical but irregular pentagons. | The shape of one of the crystal habits of pyrite.
- In the example corpus, pyritohedron often appears in combinations such as: the pyritohedron.
Context around Pyritohedron
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pyritohedron
- In this selection, "pyritohedron" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, degenerate and named stand out and add context to how "pyritohedron" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a degenerate pyritohedron where the and called the pyritohedron named for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pyritohedron" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pyritohedron
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The faces of the pyritohedron are, however, not regular, so the pyritohedron is also not regular. (16 words)
The rhombic dodecahedron can be seen as a degenerate pyritohedron where the 6 special edges have been reduced to zero length, reducing the pentagons into rhombic faces. (27 words)
One of the forms, called the pyritohedron (named for the group of minerals of which it is typical) has twelve pentagonal faces, arranged in the same pattern as the faces of the regular dodecahedron. (34 words)
Geometric freedom The pyritohedron has a geometric degree of freedom with limiting cases of a cubic convex hull at one limit of colinear edges, and a rhombic dodecahedron as the other limit as 6 edges are degenerated to length zero. (40 words)
One of the forms, called the pyritohedron (named for the group of minerals of which it is typical) has twelve pentagonal faces, arranged in the same pattern as the faces of the regular dodecahedron. (34 words)
The rhombic dodecahedron can be seen as a degenerate pyritohedron where the 6 special edges have been reduced to zero length, reducing the pentagons into rhombic faces. (27 words)
Example sentences (4)
The faces of the pyritohedron are, however, not regular, so the pyritohedron is also not regular.
Geometric freedom The pyritohedron has a geometric degree of freedom with limiting cases of a cubic convex hull at one limit of colinear edges, and a rhombic dodecahedron as the other limit as 6 edges are degenerated to length zero.
One of the forms, called the pyritohedron (named for the group of minerals of which it is typical) has twelve pentagonal faces, arranged in the same pattern as the faces of the regular dodecahedron.
The rhombic dodecahedron can be seen as a degenerate pyritohedron where the 6 special edges have been reduced to zero length, reducing the pentagons into rhombic faces.
Common combinations with pyritohedron
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: