Square bifrustum
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Square Bifrustum | |
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Type | Bifrustum |
Faces | 8 trapezoids, 2 squares |
Edges | 20 |
Vertices | 12 |
Symmetry group | D4h |
Dual polyhedron | elongated square dipyramid |
Properties | convex |
The square bifrustum or square truncated bipyramid is the second in an infinite series of bifrustum polyhedra. It has 4 trapezoid and 2 square faces.
This polyhedron can be constructed by taking a square dipyramid and truncating the polar axis vertices, making is into two end-to-end frustums.