hexadecachoron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A four-dimensional object analogous to an octahedron, constructed out of sixteen tetrahedra.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hexadecachoron hexadecachorons hexadecachora

Etymology

From hexadeca- (“sixteen”) + -choron (“room”), from Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx, “six”), δέκα (déka, “ten”) and χῶρος (khôros, “room”).

Synonyms

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