The Prisms ClipArt gallery includes 166 examples of polyhedrons with two parallel faces, known as the bases, and with remaining faces that are parallelograms. Prisms are named by the shape of the base.

Prism with hexagonal bases and dimensions 8 and 12 given.

Hexagonal Prism

Prism with hexagonal bases and dimensions 8 and 12 given.

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism.

Hexagonal Prism

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism.

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with hidden edges shown.

Hexagonal Prism

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with hidden edges shown.

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with a height less than the length of the edge of the hexagon.

Hexagonal Prism

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with a height less than the length of the edge of the hexagon.

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with a height greater than the length of the edge of the hexagon.

Hexagonal Prism

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with a height greater than the length of the edge of the hexagon.

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with hexagons for bases and square faces.

Hexagonal Prism

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with hexagons for bases and square faces.

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with hexagons for bases and square faces. The hidden edges are shown.

Hexagonal Prism

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with hexagons for bases and square faces. The hidden edges are…

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with hexagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height of the prism is greater than the length of a side of the hexagon. The hidden edges are shown.

Hexagonal Prism

Illustration of a right hexagonal prism with hexagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height of…

Illustration of a right nonagonal prism with regular nonagons for bases and rectangular faces. The hidden edges are shown.

Nonagonal Prism

Illustration of a right nonagonal prism with regular nonagons for bases and rectangular faces. The hidden…

Illustration of a right nonagonal prism with regular nonagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height of the prism is greater than the length of a side of the nonagon. The hidden edges are shown.

Nonagonal Prism

Illustration of a right nonagonal prism with regular nonagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height…

Illustration of a right octagonal prism with regular octagons for bases and rectangular faces. The hidden edges are shown.

Octagonal Prism

Illustration of a right octagonal prism with regular octagons for bases and rectangular faces. The hidden…

Illustration of a right octagonal prism with regular octagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height of the prism is greater than the length of a side of the octagon. The hidden edges are shown.

Octagonal Prism

Illustration of a right octagonal prism with regular octagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height…

Illustration of a right octagonal prism with octagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height of the prism is greater than the length of a side of the octagon.

Octagonal Prism

Illustration of a right octagonal prism with octagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height of…

Illustration of a right octagonal prism, with octagons for bases and rectangular faces, that is resting on its side (an edge). The height of the prism is greater than the length of a side of the octagon.

Octagonal Prism Resting On Side

Illustration of a right octagonal prism, with octagons for bases and rectangular faces, that is resting…

Illustration of a right pentagonal prism with regular pentagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height of the prism is greater than the length of a side of the pentagon. The hidden edges are shown.

Pentagonal Prism

Illustration of a right pentagonal prism with regular pentagons for bases and rectangular faces. The…

Illustration of a right pentagonal prism with regular pentagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height of the prism is slightly greater than the length of a side of the pentagon. The hidden edges are shown.

Pentagonal Prism

Illustration of a right pentagonal prism with regular pentagons for bases and rectangular faces. The…

Illustration of a right pentagonal prism with regular pentagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height of the prism is slightly greater than the length of a side of the pentagon.

Pentagonal Prism

Illustration of a right pentagonal prism with regular pentagons for bases and rectangular faces. The…

Illustration of a right pentagonal prism with regular pentagons for bases and rectangular faces. The height of the prism is greater than the length of a side of the pentagon.

Pentagonal Prism

Illustration of a right pentagonal prism with regular pentagons for bases and rectangular faces. The…

Illustration of the intersection of a prism and a plane.

Intersection of a Prism and a Plane

Illustration of the intersection of a prism and a plane.

Rectangular prism/solid.

Rectangular Prism

Rectangular prism/solid.

Prism with rectangular bases and cubes drawn in.

Rectangular Prism

Prism with rectangular bases and cubes drawn in.

Illustration of a right prism - a prism whose lateral edges are perpendicular to its bases.

Right Prism

Illustration of a right prism - a prism whose lateral edges are perpendicular to its bases.

Illustration of a right rectangular prism with the height greater than the length and width. The bases are congruent rectangles and the opposite faces are congruent rectangles. The hidden edges are shown.

Right Rectangular Prism

Illustration of a right rectangular prism with the height greater than the length and width. The bases…

Illustration of a right rectangular prism. The bases are congruent rectangles and the opposite faces are congruent rectangles. The hidden edges are shown.

Right Rectangular Prism

Illustration of a right rectangular prism. The bases are congruent rectangles and the opposite faces…

Illustration of a right rectangular prism that is viewed at an angle. The bases are congruent rectangles and the opposite faces are congruent rectangles. The hidden edges are shown.

Right Rectangular Prism

Illustration of a right rectangular prism that is viewed at an angle. The bases are congruent rectangles…

Illustration of a right rectangular prism that is viewed at an angle. The bases are congruent rectangles and the opposite faces are congruent rectangles. The hidden edges are shown.

Right Rectangular Prism

Illustration of a right rectangular prism that is viewed at an angle. The bases are congruent rectangles…

Illustration of a right rectangular prism. The bases are congruent rectangles and the opposite faces are congruent rectangles.

Right Rectangular Prism

Illustration of a right rectangular prism. The bases are congruent rectangles and the opposite faces…

Illustration of a right rectangular prism with the height greater than the length and width. The bases are congruent rectangles and the opposite faces are congruent rectangles.

Right Rectangular Prism

Illustration of a right rectangular prism with the height greater than the length and width. The bases…

Illustration of a right section of a prism.

Right Section of Prism

Illustration of a right section of a prism.

Prism with triangular bases.

Right Triangular Prism

Prism with triangular bases.

"The prism of the second order consists of four rectangular vertical faces, each of which intersects one horizontal crystallographic axis and is parallel to the other two axes." — Ford, 1912

Second order prism

"The prism of the second order consists of four rectangular vertical faces, each of which intersects…

Illustration of the sections of a prism made by parallel planes cutting all the lateral edges into equal polygons.

Sections of Prism

Illustration of the sections of a prism made by parallel planes cutting all the lateral edges into equal…

Illustration of the sections of a prism made by parallel planes cutting all the lateral edges into equal polygons.

Sections of Prism

Illustration of the sections of a prism made by parallel planes cutting all the lateral edges into equal…

Illustration of a skewed octagonal prism. The prism is non-right.

Skewed Octagonal Prism

Illustration of a skewed octagonal prism. The prism is non-right.

Illustration of a skewed pentagonal prism. The prism is non-right. The hidden edges are shown.

Skewed Pentagonal Prism

Illustration of a skewed pentagonal prism. The prism is non-right. The hidden edges are shown.

Illustration of a skewed pentagonal prism. The prism is non-right. The hidden edges are shown.

Skewed Pentagonal Prism

Illustration of a skewed pentagonal prism. The prism is non-right. The hidden edges are shown.

Illustration of a skewed pentagonal prism. The prism is non-right.

Skewed Pentagonal Prism

Illustration of a skewed pentagonal prism. The prism is non-right.

Illustration of a square prism; a prism whose bases are squares.

Square Prism

Illustration of a square prism; a prism whose bases are squares.

Prism with square bases.

Prism With Square Bases

Prism with square bases.

Illustration of a non-regular decagonal prism in the shape of a star. Then ends/bases are made of star-shaped decagons and the faces are rectangular.

Star-Shaped Decagonal Prism

Illustration of a non-regular decagonal prism in the shape of a star. Then ends/bases are made of star-shaped…

Illustration of a non-regular decagonal prism in the shape of a star. Then ends/bases are made of star-shaped decagons and the faces are squares.

Star-Shaped Decagonal Prism

Illustration of a non-regular decagonal prism in the shape of a star. Then ends/bases are made of star-shaped…

Side view of a non-regular decagonal prism in the shape of a star. Then ends/bases are made of star-shaped decagons and the faces are squares.

Star-Shaped Decagonal Prism

Side view of a non-regular decagonal prism in the shape of a star. Then ends/bases are made of star-shaped…

Illustration of a pentagonal prism showing, "If a piece of paper is fitted to cover the convex surface of a prism or a cylinder, and then unrolled, its form will be that of a rectangle, as ABCD."

Surfaces Of A Prism

Illustration of a pentagonal prism showing, "If a piece of paper is fitted to cover the convex surface…

A triangular prism.

Triangular prism

A triangular prism.

Illustration of a triangular prism - a prism whose base is a triangle.

Triangular Prism

Illustration of a triangular prism - a prism whose base is a triangle.

Illustration of a triangular prism; a prism whose bases are triangles.

Triangular Prism

Illustration of a triangular prism; a prism whose bases are triangles.

Illustration of a truncated prism - the part of a prism included between the base and a section made by a plane oblique to the base.

Truncated Prism

Illustration of a truncated prism - the part of a prism included between the base and a section made…

A volume of a truncated right triangular prism is equal to the product of its base by one third the sum of its lateral edges.

Truncated Right Triangular Prism for Volume

A volume of a truncated right triangular prism is equal to the product of its base by one third the…

A volume of a truncated right triangular prism is equal to the product of its base by one third the sum of its lateral edges.

Truncated Right Triangular Prism for Volume

A volume of a truncated right triangular prism is equal to the product of its base by one third the…

Diagram showing how "A truncated triangular prism is equivalent to the sum of three pyramids whose common base is the base of the prism and whose vertices are the three vertices of the upper base."

Truncated Triangular Prism

Diagram showing how "A truncated triangular prism is equivalent to the sum of three pyramids whose common…

A truncated triangular prism is equivalent to the sum of three pyramids, whose common base is the base of the prism and whose vertices are the three vertices of the inclined section.

Truncated Triangular Prism for Volume

A truncated triangular prism is equivalent to the sum of three pyramids, whose common base is the base…

A truncated triangular prism is equivalent to the sum of three pyramids, whose common base is the base of the prism and whose vertices are the three vertices of the inclined section.

Truncated Triangular Prism for Volume

A truncated triangular prism is equivalent to the sum of three pyramids, whose common base is the base…

Illustration of a prism used to demonstrate that the volume of any prism is equal to the product of its base by its altitude.

Prism Showing Volume

Illustration of a prism used to demonstrate that the volume of any prism is equal to the product of…

An illustration of a prismatoid with 2 circular bases.

Prismatoid With 2 Circular Bases

An illustration of a prismatoid with 2 circular bases.

An illustration of a prismatoid with 2 circular bases.

Prismatoid With 2 Circular Bases

An illustration of a prismatoid with 2 circular bases.

An illustration of a prismatoid with circular base.

Prismatoid With Circular Base

An illustration of a prismatoid with circular base.

Illustration of 2 right octagonal prisms with congruent bases, but different heights. The height of the smaller prism is one half that of the larger.

2 Octagonal Prisms

Illustration of 2 right octagonal prisms with congruent bases, but different heights. The height of…

Illustration of 2 right rectangular prisms. The bases are congruent, but the height of the smaller prism is one half that of the larger. Hidden edges are shown.

2 Rectangular Prisms

Illustration of 2 right rectangular prisms. The bases are congruent, but the height of the smaller prism…

Illustration of 2 right rectangular prisms. The bases are congruent, but the height of the smaller prism is one half that of the larger.

2 Rectangular Prisms

Illustration of 2 right rectangular prisms. The bases are congruent, but the height of the smaller prism…

Illustration of 2 Similar right octagonal prisms. The height and length of the edges of the smaller prism are one half that of the larger.

2 Similar Octagonal Prisms

Illustration of 2 Similar right octagonal prisms. The height and length of the edges of the smaller…