scalenohedron
noun
sca·le·no·he·dron
plural scalenohedrons
-nz
or scalenohedra -rə
: a hemihedral form bounded ideally by scalene triangles:
a
in the hexagonal system : one of 12 faces resembling a double 6-sided pyramid
b
in the tetragonal system : one of 8 faces somewhat resembling the disphenoid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek skalēnos scalene + New Latin -hedron