In geometry, the dodecagonal prism is the tenth in an infinite set of prisms, formed by square sides and two regular dodecagon caps.

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

Use

It is used in the construction of two prismatic uniform honeycombs: Omnitruncated triangular-hexagonal prismatic honeycombTruncated hexagonal prismatic honeycomb The new British one pound (£1) coin, which entered circulation in March 2017, is shaped like a dodecagonal prism.

Related polyhedra

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