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octaedral

octaedral is the archaic form of octahedral.

Meaning of octahedral

Adjective

octahedral (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or having the shape of an octahedron.
    • Of the convex polyhedra with regular faces, the only ones that have tetrahedral, octahedral, or icosahedral symmetry are the Platonic and Archimedean solids.1966, Norman W. Johnson, “Convex Polyhedra with Regular Faces”, in Canadian Journal of Mathematics, volume XVIII, number I, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, page 181

Questions about octaedral

What is octaedral the archaic form of?
Octaedral is the archaic form of octahedral.

Words near octaedral in the dictionary

  1. octadiene
  2. octadienes
  3. octadrachm
  4. octadrachms
  5. octads
  6. octaedral
  7. octaedron
  8. octaeteric
  9. octaeterides
  10. octaeteris
  11. octaethyl

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