Square bifrustum

The square bifrustum or square truncated bipyramid is the second in an infinite series of bifrustum polyhedra. It has 4 trapezoidal and 2 square faces.

Square bifrustum
TypeBifrustum
Faces8 trapezoids, 2 squares
Edges20
Vertices12
Symmetry groupD4h
Dual polyhedronelongated square bipyramid
Propertiesconvex

This polyhedron can be constructed by taking a square bipyramid (octahedron) and truncating the polar axis vertices, making it into two end-to-end frustums.

It is dual to the elongated square dipyramid.

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