sphericon
English
WOTD – 1 August 2009
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsfɛɹ.ɪ.kɒn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsfɪɹ.ə.kɑn/
Noun
sphericon (plural sphericons)
- (geometry) A solid constructed by slicing a bicone with 90-degree apices through a plane containing both of them, rotating one half by 90 degrees, and reconnecting them; the resulting shape has a single continuous face, and two edges.
Translations
(geometry) a solid constructed by slicing a bicone
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See also
Sphericon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Mathworld article on the sphericon
- The Sphericon
Anagrams
- nephrosic, rinpoches