cuboctahedron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

cuboctahedron cuboctahedrons cuboctahedra

Etymology

Blend of cube + octahedron, reflecting the fact that it can be regarded both as a rectified cube and a rectified octahedron.

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