English Explanatory Dictionary

muoctahedron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A regular skew apeirohedron with four hexagons around each vertex, formed by an infinite number of octahedron-like cells (specifically, truncated octahedra missing their square faces, and joined by the resulting square-shaped holes) in Euclidean 3D space.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

muoctahedron muoctahedra muoctahedrons

Etymology

Short for multiple octahedron.

Related words

mucube mutetrahedron
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