| Set of gyroelongated cupolae | |
|---|---|
| Example of a pentagonal form | |
| Faces | 5n triangles n squares 1 n-gon 1 2n-gon |
| Edges | 11n |
| Vertices | 5n |
| Symmetry group | Cnv, [n], (*nn) |
| Rotational group | Cn, [n]+, (nn) |
| Dual polyhedron | |
| Properties | convex |
In geometry, the gyroelongated cupolae are an infinite set of polyhedra, constructed by adjoining an n-gonal cupola to a 2n-gonal antiprism.
There are three gyroelongated cupolae that are Johnson solids made from regular triangles, squares, and pentagons. Higher forms can be constructed with isosceles triangles. Adjoining a triangular prism to a square antiprism also generates a polyhedron, but has adjacent parallel faces, so is not a Johnson solid. The hexagonal form can be constructed from regular polygons, but the cupola faces are all in the same plane. Topologically other forms can be constructed without regular faces.
| name | faces | |
|---|---|---|
| | gyroelongated digonal cupola | 10 triangles, 2+1 squares |
| | gyroelongated triangular cupola (J22) | 15+1 triangles, 3 squares, 1 hexagon |
| | gyroelongated square cupola (J23) | 20 triangles, 4+1 squares, 1 octagon |
| | gyroelongated pentagonal cupola (J24) | 25 triangles, 5 squares, 1 pentagon, 1 decagon |
| gyroelongated hexagonal cupola | 30 triangles, 6 squares, 1 hexagon, 1 dodecagon |