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Q: What is a more common name for a circular prism?
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What is common name for a circular prism?

It is a cylinder


What is the common name of a circular prism?

That's a "lens".


Why does a cylinder have to have a circular base?

cylinder is the name for a circular prism


What is a Simple name for a circular prism?

A Cylinder


What is the name of the prism that has two circular bases?

A cylinder


If a circular prism is called a cylinder does an oval prism have a special name too?

No, it is also a cylinder.


A prism has 2 square faces and 4 rectangular faces what would the prism be called?

It could be called a square prism but a more common name would be a cuboid.


How are a cylinder and a triangular prism different?

Both are prisms. A prism is a 3D shape which has a uniform cross section, so anywhere along it's length where you take a slice you always see the same shape. To say which prism you mean we add the name of this cross section 'triangular prism', 'hexagonal prism' etc. We have a special name for a circular prism - a cylinder. Also, a rectangular prism is a cuboid.


What is a name for the height of a prism?

It is the height of the prism. There is no need for another name!


What prism would name a ordered pair?

A prism cannot be used to name an ordered pair.


How is the numbers of vertices for a prism related to the name of the prism?

Twice the name. A prism with an n-sided base will have 2n vertices.


What is the name of a twelve sides prism?

A twelve-sided prism is called a dodecagonal prism. The prefix "dodeca-" denotes twelve sides, while "gon" refers to a polygon. In geometry, a prism is a polyhedron with two parallel and congruent faces called bases, and its other faces are parallelograms. A dodecagonal prism would have twelve sides, twelve vertices, and twenty-four edges.