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octahedra

/ˌɒktəˈhiːdɹə/

octahedra is the plural of octahedron.

Meaning of octahedron

Noun

octahedron (plural octahedra or octahedrons)

  1. a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.

Forms of octahedra

alternative formoctahedrons

Phrases with octahedra

Words that rhyme with octahedra

Questions about octahedra

What is octahedra the plural of?
Octahedra is the plural of octahedron.
How do you pronounce octahedra?
Octahedra is pronounced /ˌɒktəˈhiːdɹə/.

Words near octahedra in the dictionary

  1. Octagonians
  2. octagons
  3. octagram
  4. octagrams
  5. octagynous
  6. octahedra
  7. octahedral
  8. octahedrality
  9. octahedrally
  10. octahedrane
  11. octahedric

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