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hexadecahedron

hexadecahedron noun: a polyhedron with sixteen faces.

hexadecahedron: a polyhedron with sixteen faces
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Noun

hexadecahedron (plural hexadecahedra or hexadecahedrons)

  1. A polyhedron with sixteen faces.

Synonyms of hexadecahedron

Forms of hexadecahedron

pluralhexadecahedra
pluralhexadecahedrons

Origin of hexadecahedron

From hexadeca- + -hedron.

Questions about hexadecahedron

What does hexadecahedron mean?
Hexadecahedron means a polyhedron with sixteen faces.
What part of speech is hexadecahedron?
Hexadecahedron is a noun.
What is the plural of hexadecahedron?
The plural of hexadecahedron is hexadecahedra.

Words near hexadecahedron in the dictionary

  1. hexadecagonal
  2. hexadecagons
  3. hexadecahedra
  4. hexadecahedroid
  5. hexadecahedroids
  6. hexadecahedron
  7. hexadecahedrons
  8. hexadecahydrate
  9. hexadecahydrates
  10. hexadecahydroxy
  11. hexadecamer

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