dipyramidal

adjective

di·​pyramidal

(¦)dī+

1

: having the shape of a dipyramid

2

: having symmetry such that the general form is a dipyramid

—used of certain of the 32 classes of symmetry

Word History

Etymology

dipyramid + -al

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