prism; geometric solid
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prism; a polyhedron with two parallel, congruent polygonal bases and parallelogram sides
formalA geometric term used in mathematics (geometry). The bases determine the name of the prism (e.g., triangular prism, rectangular prism).
Zài在
jǐ几
hé何
kè课
shàng上
，
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xí习
le了
sān三
léng棱
zhù柱
hé和
sì四
léng棱
zhù柱
de的
xìng性
zhì质
。
In geometry class, we studied the properties of triangular prisms and rectangular prisms.
Zhè这
ge个
léng棱
zhù柱
de的
dǐ底
miàn面
shì是
yī一
ge个
zhèng正
liù六
biān边
xíng形
。
The base of this prism is a regular hexagon.
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Léng棱
zhù柱
de的
tǐ体
jī积
děng等
yú于
dǐ底
miàn面
jī积
chéng乘
yǐ以
gāo高
。
The volume of a prism equals the base area multiplied by the height.