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Heptagonal prism
TypeUniform polyhedron
Faces2 Heptagons
7 squares
Edges21
Vertices14
Vertex configuration7.4.4
Wythoff symbol2 7 | 2
Coxeter diagram
Symmetry groupD7h, [7,2], (*722), order 28
Rotation groupD7, [7,2]+, (722), order 14
Dual polyhedronHeptagonal bipyramid
PropertiesConvex semiregular
Vertex figure

In geometry, the heptagonal prism is the fifth of the infinite set of convex prisms formed by square sides and two regular polygon caps, in this case two heptagons.

Images

The heptagonal prism can also be seen as a tiling on a sphere:

Family of uniform n-gonal prisms
Prism name Digonal prism (Trigonal)
Triangular prism
(Tetragonal)
Square prism
Pentagonal prism Hexagonal prism Heptagonal prism Octagonal prism Enneagonal prism Decagonal prism Hendecagonal prism Dodecagonal prism ... Apeirogonal prism
Polyhedron image ...
Spherical tiling image Plane tiling image
Vertex config. 2.4.4 3.4.4 4.4.4 5.4.4 6.4.4 7.4.4 8.4.4 9.4.4 10.4.4 11.4.4 12.4.4 ... ∞.4.4
Coxeter diagram ...
  • Weisstein, Eric W. "Prism". MathWorld.