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bipyramid

[ bahy-pir-uh-mid ]

noun

Crystallography.
  1. a form symmetrical about a plane dividing it into two pyramids.


bipyramid

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noun

  1. a geometrical form consisting of two pyramids with a common polygonal base
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú¾±Â·±è²â·°ù²¹³¾Â·¾±Â·»å²¹±ô [bahy-pi-, ram, -i-dl], adjective
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Tetragonal bipyramid of the second order.

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It may be considered as the hemihedral form of the ditetragonal bipyramid.

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The general form is bounded by twelve scalene triangles and is a ditrigonal bipyramid.

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The hexagonal bipyramid so common in quartz is geometrically similar to this form, but it really is a combination of two rhombohedra, a direct and an inverse, the faces of which differ in surface characters and often also in size.

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