Lateral Edge

Pronunciation: /ˈlæt.ər.əl ɛdʒ/ Explain
A square pyramid where the four sides are highlighted. The base (bottom) is not highlighted.

The lateral edge of a polyhedron is an edge of the polyhedron that is on the side of the polyhedron.

References

  1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, lateral edge. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 105. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

More Information

  • McAdams, David E.. Polygon. allmathwords.org. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. 8/31/2018. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/p/polygon.html.

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McAdams, David E. Lateral Edge. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/l/lateraledge.html.

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12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
8/31/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup. (McAdams, David E.)
8/7/2018: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)

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