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polygyny |
polyhalite |
polyhedral |
polyhedral angle |
polyhedrical |
polyhedron
| polyhedrous
| polyhidrosis
| polyhistor
| polyhymnia
| polyiodide
polyhedron
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun polyhedron has 1 sense
- polyhedron(n = noun.shape) Array - a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces; Array is a kind of solid
has particulars: convex polyhedron, concave polyhedron, prism, pyramid, tetrahedron, pentahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, decahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron, ideal solid, platonic body, platonic solid, regular convex polyhedron, regular convex solid, regular polyhedron, prismatoid, trapezohedron
Derived form adjective polyhedral1
CIDE DICTIONARY
polyhedron, n. [NL., fr. Gr. with many seats or sides; poly`s many + a seat or side: cf. F. polyèdre.].
- A body or solid contained by many sides or planes. [1913 Webster]
- A polyscope, or multiplying glass. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
polyhedron, n. (pl. polyhedra) a solid figure with many (usu. more than six) faces.
Derivative
polyhedral adj. polyhedric adj.
Etymology
Gk poluedron neut. of poluedros (as POLY-(1), hedra base)
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