Do you know, the name of this object/shape ?
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Do you know, the name of this object/shape ?
I could probably have rang Mystery Hour with James O'brien on LBC, with this one, but as MissF mention technical drawing Elsewhere, I thought I'd get the answer here.
What is this object called ?
I got all the others in my grandsons play center right, which were a Cube, triangular prism and cylinder.
But when I tried to put a name to this, I couldn't.
I did Google it, but without success.
Archway Prison was not what I was looking for ! You can get from that, what my guess was initially, was I right ?
Regards Steve
What is this object called ?
I got all the others in my grandsons play center right, which were a Cube, triangular prism and cylinder.
But when I tried to put a name to this, I couldn't.
I did Google it, but without success.
Archway Prison was not what I was looking for ! You can get from that, what my guess was initially, was I right ?
Regards Steve
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Re: Do you know, the name of this object/shape ?
I’m afraid you’ll not get an answer from me. Last time I saw something like that I was pre-verbal. And Fischer Price never disclosed that kind of information
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Wow, this made the grey matter ache on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
The only explanation I could find is Non-Polyhedra (3D shapes which have a curved surface) , hope that helps somewhat?
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The only explanation I could find is Non-Polyhedra (3D shapes which have a curved surface) , hope that helps somewhat?
Rgds
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I don’t know why, but I want to call it an arch block. It’s the solid representation of the internal space that would be created by a triumphal arch or a short barrel-vaulted passage. On a massive scale it would slide into/under the Arc de Triomphe, for example.
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I think it would more be described as a composite of two regular 3D shapes. One is a cube and the other is a kind of 3D arch but I don’t know the proper name for that
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i'd just call it an arch block. archways aren't just the round part on top. that still includes the straight sides that ground the arch.
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Re: Do you know, the name of this object/shape ?
Barnahedron? Quonsahedron more likely!
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Re: Do you know, the name of this object/shape ?
Well…
The suffix -GON is used for 2D shapes, and -HEDRON for 3D. I won’t bore you with the Greek etymology. So it needs to be a -HEDRON.
My thinking is that we should use a Greek noun root, just as we use Greek numbers - hexa, dodeca &c.
The Greek for “arch” is ΑΨΊΔΑ (APSIDA) from which we get “apse” in ecclesiastical architecture.
How about APSIDAHEDRON? Logical, no?
The suffix -GON is used for 2D shapes, and -HEDRON for 3D. I won’t bore you with the Greek etymology. So it needs to be a -HEDRON.
My thinking is that we should use a Greek noun root, just as we use Greek numbers - hexa, dodeca &c.
The Greek for “arch” is ΑΨΊΔΑ (APSIDA) from which we get “apse” in ecclesiastical architecture.
How about APSIDAHEDRON? Logical, no?
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Re: Do you know, the name of this object/shape ?
Yes, that it is
But to be sure and for proper identification we do need 2D orthographic projection of ghostagon
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Re: Do you know, the name of this object/shape ?
To be a "-hedron" a 3d shape has to comprise only flat sides, I think. So this shape doesn't comply.
I'm not sure it has a formal name. It's a cuboid with half-cylinder attached. The nearest I can find as a colloquial name is a "mailbox" due to the similarity to US residential mailboxes. However, this would be a short one!
I'm not sure it has a formal name. It's a cuboid with half-cylinder attached. The nearest I can find as a colloquial name is a "mailbox" due to the similarity to US residential mailboxes. However, this would be a short one!
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Re: Do you know, the name of this object/shape ?
It’s called Clyde. At least I think that’s the name of the yellow ghost from Pac Man……
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