-hedral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Forms adjectives referring to solid figures bounded by a certain number of planes (polyhedra).

Pronunciation

/-ˈhiːdɹəl/ /-ˈhɛdɹəl/

Word forms

-hedral

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra, “face of a geometrical solid”) + -al.

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