Dodecagonal antiprism

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Uniform dodecagonal antiprism
Dodecagonal antiprism.png
Type Prismatic uniform polyhedron
Elements F = 26, E = 48
V = 24 (χ = 2)
Faces by sides24{3}+2{12}
Schläfli symbol s{2,24}
sr{2,12}
Wythoff symbol | 2 2 12
Coxeter diagram CDel node h.pngCDel 2x.pngCDel node h.pngCDel 2x.pngCDel 4.pngCDel node.png
CDel node h.pngCDel 2x.pngCDel node h.pngCDel 12.pngCDel node h.png
Symmetry group D12d, [2+,24], (2*12), order 48
Rotation group D12, [12,2]+, (12.2.2), order 24
References U 77(j)
Dual Dodecagonal trapezohedron
Properties convex
Dodecagonal antiprism vf.png
Vertex figure
3.3.3.12

In geometry, the dodecagonal antiprism is the tenth in an infinite set of antiprisms formed by an even-numbered sequence of triangle sides closed by two polygon caps.

Antiprisms are similar to prisms except the bases are twisted relative to each other, and that the side faces are triangles, rather than quadrilaterals.

In the case of a regular 12-sided base, one usually considers the case where its copy is twisted by an angle 180°/n. Extra regularity is obtained by the line connecting the base centers being perpendicular to the base planes, making it a right antiprism. As faces, it has the two n-gonal bases and, connecting those bases, 2n isosceles triangles.

If faces are all regular, it is a semiregular polyhedron.

See also

Family of uniform n-gonal antiprisms
Antiprism name Digonal antiprism (Trigonal)
Triangular antiprism
(Tetragonal)
Square antiprism
Pentagonal antiprism Hexagonal antiprism Heptagonal antiprism Octagonal antiprism Enneagonal antiprism Decagonal antiprism Hendecagonal antiprism Dodecagonal antiprism ... Apeirogonal antiprism
Polyhedron image Digonal antiprism.png Trigonal antiprism.png Square antiprism.png Pentagonal antiprism.png Hexagonal antiprism.png Antiprism 7.png Octagonal antiprism.png Enneagonal antiprism.png Decagonal antiprism.png Hendecagonal antiprism.png Dodecagonal antiprism.png ...
Spherical tiling image Spherical digonal antiprism.png Spherical trigonal antiprism.png Spherical square antiprism.png Spherical pentagonal antiprism.png Spherical hexagonal antiprism.png Spherical heptagonal antiprism.png Spherical octagonal antiprism.png Plane tiling image Infinite antiprism.svg
Vertex config. 2.3.3.33.3.3.34.3.3.35.3.3.36.3.3.37.3.3.38.3.3.39.3.3.310.3.3.311.3.3.312.3.3.3...∞.3.3.3

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