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HEXAGONAL DIPYRAMID [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1977-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rhombohedron
1, record 1, English, rhombohedron
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rhombohedron is a form consisting of six rhomb-shaped faces, which correspond in their positions to the alternate faces of a hexagonal dipyramid of the first order. 1, record 1, English, - rhombohedron
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rhomboèdre 1, record 1, French, rhombo%C3%A8dre
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le rhomboèdre peut être considéré comme un cube déformé. Il est composé de six faces losangiques et de douze arêtes, dont six convergent, trois par trois, vers les sommets supérieur et inférieur. 1, record 1, French, - rhombo%C3%A8dre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hexagonal dipyramid
1, record 2, English, hexagonal%20dipyramid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These forms consist of twelve faces, six above and six below, which correspond in position to one-half the faces of a dihexagonal dipyramid. 1, record 2, English, - hexagonal%20dipyramid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bipyramide hexagonale 1, record 2, French, bipyramide%20hexagonale
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le rapport paramétrique [du système hexagonal] est déterminé par la "bipyramide hexagonale" (...) limitée par douze faces qui forment des angles égaux avec les faces du prisme, mais différents avec la base. Les paramètres sont égaux sur les axes horizontaux mais différents de celui obtenu sur l'axe vertical (...) 1, record 2, French, - bipyramide%20hexagonale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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