Prism (geometry) facts for kids
| Set of uniform prisms | |
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 (A hexagonal prism is shown) |
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| Type | uniform polyhedron |
| Faces | 2+n total: 2 {n} n {4} |
| Edges | 3n |
| Vertices | 2n |
| Schläfli symbol | {n}×{} or t{2, n} |
| Coxeter-Dynkin diagram |     |
| Vertex configuration | 4.4.n |
| Symmetry group | Dnh, [n,2], (*n22), order 4n |
| Rotation group | Dn, [n,2]+, (n22), order 2n |
| Dual polyhedron | bipyramids |
| Properties | convex, semi-regular vertex-transitive |
 n-gonal prism net (n = 9 here) |
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A Prism is a three-dimensional shape, which consists of two identical polygons, which do not lie in the same axis. For each side of the polygon, there will be a parallelogram.
Images for kids
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Example truncated triangular prism. Its top face is truncated at an oblique angle, but it is NOT an oblique prism!
See also
In Spanish: Prisma (geometría) para niños
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