Octagonal prism

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Uniform Octagonal prism
Octagonal prism
Type Prismatic uniform polyhedron
Elements F = 10, E = 24, V = 16 (χ = 2)
Faces by sides 8{4}+2{8}
Schläfli symbol t{2,8}
Wythoff symbol 2 8 | 2
2 2 4 |
Coxeter-Dynkin Image:CDW_ring.pngImage:CDW_8.pngImage:CDW_dot.pngImage:CDW_2.pngImage:CDW_ring.png
Image:CDW_ring.pngImage:CDW_4.pngImage:CDW_ring.pngImage:CDW_2.pngImage:CDW_ring.png
Symmetry D8h
References U76(e)
Dual Octagonal dipyramid
Properties convex, zonohedron
Octagonal prism
Vertex figure
4.4.8

In geometry, the octagonal prism is the sixth in an infinite set of prisms formed by square sides and two regular polygon caps.

If faces are all regular, it is a semiregular polyhedron.

In optics octagonal prisms are used to generate flicker free images in movie projectors.

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