English Explanatory Dictionary

octahedron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

octahedron octahedra octahedrons octohedron

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀκτάεδρον (oktáedron). By surface analysis, octa- + -hedron.

Related words

octahedral

Derived words

cuboctahedron cubooctahedron hexakisoctahedron hexoctahedron hyperoctahedron stellated octahedron superoctahedron triakis octahedron trisoctahedron truncated octahedron
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