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polyhedron

po·ly·hed·ron

UK/ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdɹən/ US/ˌpɒliːˈhiːdɹən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces

Origin

From New Latin polyedron, from Ancient Greek πολύεδρος (polúedros, “having many seats”), from πολυ- (polu-, “many”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”); compare French polyèdre. By surface analysis, poly- + -hedron.

Phrases

  • Euler's polyhedron formula
  • ideal polyhedron
  • Johnson polyhedron
  • List of uniform polyhedra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Schläfli symbol
  • Schönhardt polyhedron
  • spherical polyhedron

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