octachoron
octachoron noun: a four-dimensional object analogous to a cube, constructed out of eight cubes.
Noun
octachoron (plural octachorons or octachora)
- A four-dimensional object analogous to a cube, constructed out of eight cubes.
- Our 16-point 4D constellation is described by the set {(±1,±1,±1,±1)}, which is indeed the set of vertices of a tesseract (i.e., a regular octachoron) [4].2012, Yequn Zhang, Murat Arabaci, Ivan B. Djordjevic, Rate-Adaptive Four-Dimensional Nonbinary LDPC-Coded Modulation for Long-Haul Optical Transport Networks, page 3
- The Schlegel diagram from this figure is a projection of a regular octachoron from the 4-D space to the 3-D space through a point beyond one of its facets.2013, Milorad Cvijetic, Ivan B. Djordjevic, Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, page 357
Synonyms of octachoron
Forms of octachoron
| plural | octachorons |
|---|---|
| plural | octachora |
Origin of octachoron
From octa- (“eight”) + -choron (“room”), from Ancient Greek ὀκτά- (oktá-, “eight”) and χῶρος (khôros, “room”).
Questions about octachoron
- What does octachoron mean?
- Octachoron means a four-dimensional object analogous to a cube, constructed out of eight cubes.
- What part of speech is octachoron?
- Octachoron is a noun.
- What is the plural of octachoron?
- The plural of octachoron is octachorons.
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