irregular prism
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
a prism whose cross section is an irregular polygon
noun
a solid that is like a prism but whose cross section is not (necessarily) a polygon
Example Sentences
- "A right prism, having regular polygons for its terminating planes, is said to be regular ; an irregular prism is one in which the ends are irregular polygons."
- "If the base be an irregular polygon of any number of sides, the prism is then called an irregular prism."
- "If the base be a triangle, it is called a triangular prism; if a square, a square prism; if a pentagon, a pentagonal prism; and' if the base is any irregular figure, it is called an irregular prism : ..."
- "Irregular prisms have a cross-section with no well known shape. Some of the steel sections used in the construction industry belong to this category."