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octahedron

oc·ta·hed·ron

US/ˌɑktʌˈhidrʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

any polyhedron having eight plane faces

Origin

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

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