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polyhedron | A solid with flat surfaces that are polygons. |
prism | A polyhedron that has two parallel, congruent bases in the shape of polygons. |
pyramid | A polyhedron that has a polygon for a base and triangles for sides. |
regular pyramid | A pyramid whose base is a regular polygon. |
similar solids | Solids that have the same shape but not necessarily the same size. |
slant height | The length of the altitude of a lateral face of a regular pyramid or cone. |
solid | Three-dimensional figure. |
sphere | The set of all points in space that are a given distance, r, from the center. |
surface area | The sum of the areas of all the surfaces (faces) of a 3-dimensional figure. |
vertex | Where 3 or more planes intersect at a point. |
volume | The measure of space occupied by a solid region. |