prismoid

pris·moid

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [priz-moid]
- /ˈprɪz mɔɪd/
- /prˈɪsmɔɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [priz-moid]
- /ˈprɪz mɔɪd/

Definitions of prismoid word

noun prismoid a solid having sides that are trapezoids and bases or ends that are parallel and similar but not congruent polygons. Compare prism (def 2). 1
noun prismoid a prismatoid having an equal number of vertices in each of the two parallel planes and whose sides are trapeziums or parallelograms 0
noun prismoid a prismatoid having polygons with equal numbers of sides as its bases and quadrilaterals as its lateral faces 0

See all 3 definitions of prismoid

Information block about the term

Origin of prismoid

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705; prism + -oid

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Prismoid

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Prismoid

prismoid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

prismoid usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer