Uniform polytopeIn geometry, a uniform polytope of dimension three or higher is a vertex-transitive polytope bounded by uniform facets. The uniform polytopes in two dimensions are the regular polygons (the definition is different in 2 dimensions to exclude vertex-transitive even-sided polygons that alternate two different lengths of edges). This is a generalization of the older category of semiregular polytopes, but also includes the regular polytopes. Further, star regular faces and vertex figures (star polygons) are allowed, which greatly expand the possible solutions.
Pavage hexagonalLe pavage hexagonal est, en géométrie, un pavage du plan euclidien constitué d'hexagones réguliers. C'est l'un des trois pavages réguliers du plan euclidien, avec le pavage carré et le pavage triangulaire. Le pavage hexagonal possède un symbole de Schläfli de {6,3}, signifiant que chaque sommet est entouré par 3 hexagones. Le Théorème du nid d'abeille énonce que le pavage hexagonal régulier est la partition du plan en surfaces égales ayant le plus petit périmètre.
Snub (geometry)In geometry, a snub is an operation applied to a polyhedron. The term originates from Kepler's names of two Archimedean solids, for the snub cube (cubus simus) and snub dodecahedron (dodecaedron simum). In general, snubs have chiral symmetry with two forms: with clockwise or counterclockwise orientation. By Kepler's names, a snub can be seen as an expansion of a regular polyhedron: moving the faces apart, twisting them about their centers, adding new polygons centered on the original vertices, and adding pairs of triangles fitting between the original edges.
