Definition:Oblique Prism

Definition

An oblique prism is a prism whose lateral edges are not all perpendicular to the bases.

That is, at least one of whose lateral faces are non-rectangular parallelograms.

Also see

• Definition:Right Prism
• Definition:Regular Prism
• Definition:Square-Sided Prism

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): oblique coordinate system
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): prism
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): oblique coordinate system
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): prism