OCTAHEDRA

OCTAHEDRON

octahedron

(noun) any polyhedron having eight plane faces

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

octahedra

plural of octahedron

Anagrams

• achordate

Source: Wiktionary


OCTAHEDRON

Oc`ta*he"dron, n. Etym: [Gr. (Geom.)

Definition: A solid bounded by eight faces. The regular octahedron is contained by eight equal equilateral triangles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

30 June 2024

CONCERN

(noun) a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; “She felt strong concern for those less fortunate”


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