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Cuboid vs Prism - What's the difference?

cuboid | prism |

In geometry|lang=en terms the difference between cuboid and prism

is that cuboid is (geometry) a parallelepiped having six rectangular faces while prism is (geometry) a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.

As nouns the difference between cuboid and prism

is that cuboid is (anatomy) the cuboid bone while prism is (geometry) a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.

As an adjective cuboid

is of the shape of a cube.

cuboid

English

(wikipedia cuboid)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of the shape of a cube.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The cuboid bone.
  • (geometry) A parallelepiped having six rectangular faces.

    • prism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.
  • A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light.
  • A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis.

    • Derived terms

    * antiprism * Nicol prism * prismatic * prismatically * prismatoid * primoid * prismatoid * triangular prism