HEXAHEDRON

hexahedron

(noun) any polyhedron having six plane faces

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hexahedron (plural hexahedrons or hexahedra)

(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces. The regular hexahedron is the cube, and is one of the Platonic solids.

Source: Wiktionary


Hex`a*he"dron, n.; pl. E. Hexahedrons, L. Hexahedra. Etym: [Hexa- + Gr. hexaèdre.] (Geom.)

Definition: A solid body of six sides or faces. Regular hexahedron, a hexagon having six equal squares for its sides; a cube.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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