Prism (geometry) facts for kids

Set of uniform prisms
(A hexagonal prism is shown)
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)

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