Square antiprism (EntityTopic, 13)

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The square antiprism is a special case of an antiprism where the base is a square.

Geometry

  • The planar cross-sections of a square antiprism in the [!z] plane are irregular octagons.
  • The planar cross-sections of a square antiprism in the [!x] and [!y] planes are squares.


Notable Trishapes
Regular: tetrahedroncubeoctahedrondodecahedronicosahedron
Direct truncates: tetrahedral truncatecubic truncateoctahedral truncatedodecahedral truncateicosahedral truncate
Mesotruncates: stauromesohedronstauroperihedronstauropantohedronrhodomesohedronrhodoperihedronrhodopantohedron
Snubs: snub staurohedronsnub rhodohedron
Curved: spheretoruscylinderconefrustumcrind