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POLYHEDRON
polyhedron
(noun) a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
polyhedron (plural polyhedra or polyhedrons)
(geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.
(optics) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
Hypernyms
• abstract polyhedron
• polytope
Hyponyms
• convex polyhedron
• star polyhedron
• uniform polyhedron
• dual polyhedron
• noble polyhedron
• regular polyhedron
Platonic solid
cube
Kepler-Poinsot polyhedron
• quasiregular polyhedron
Archimedean solid
Catalan solid
• semiregular polyhedron
Archimedean solid
Catalan solid
prism
antiprism
dipyramid
trapezohedron
• dodecahedron
• hexahedron
• icosahedron
• octahedron
• tetrahedron
• deltahedron
• Johnson solid
• zonohedron
Source: Wiktionary
Pol`y*he"dron, n.; pl. E. Polyhedrons., L. Polyhedra. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. polyèdre.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A body or solid contained by many sides or planes.
2. (Opt.)
Definition: A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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