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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