Zome

A zome is a building using geometries different from the typical house or building, which is normally one or a series of rectangular boxes.[1] The word "zome" was coined in 1968 by Steve Durkee, now known as Nooruddeen Durkee, combining the words dome and zonohedron.^{[citation needed]} One of the earliest models became a large climbing structure at the Lama Foundation.^{[citation needed]}

Zometool is a construction set toy manufactured by Zometool, Inc. According to the company, Zometool was primarily designed for kids.[2] Zometool has also been used in other fields including mathematics and physics.[2] For example, aperiodic tilings such as Penrose tilings can be modeled using Zometool.[3] Both the building and the learning tool are the brainchildren of inventor-designer Steve Baer, his wife Holly, and associates.

The term "Zome System" refers to the mathematics underlying the physical construction system.^{[citation needed]}