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polyhedron

English

Alternative forms

  • polyedron

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ????????? (polúedron), from ????? (polús, many) + ???? (hédra, seat); compare French polyèdre.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: p?l?h?'dr?n, IPA(key): /p?li?hi?d??n/

Noun

polyhedron (plural polyhedra or polyhedrons)

  1. (geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.
  2. (optics) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.

Hypernyms

  • abstract polyhedron
  • polytope

Hyponyms

See also Thesaurus:polyhedron

Translations

See also

  • apeirohedron
  • Schläfli symbol
  • spherical polyhedron
  • subpolyhedron
  • tessellation

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polytopal

English

Etymology

polytope +? -al

Adjective

polytopal (comparative more polytopal, superlative most polytopal)

  1. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to polytopes.
  2. (chemistry) Describing any rearrangement reaction involving atoms or groups at the vertices of a polyhedron.

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