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octahedral

octahedral adjective: of, relating to, or having the shape of an octahedron.

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

octahedral meaning in Tamil

octahedral in Tamil

எண்பட்டமுள்ள, எண்முக, எண்முகமான

Forms of octahedral

alternative formoctahedric

Origin of octahedral

From octa- + -hedral.

Words formed from octahedral

Questions about octahedral

What does octahedral mean?
Octahedral means of, relating to, or having the shape of an octahedron.
What is octahedral in Tamil?
Octahedral in Tamil is எண்பட்டமுள்ள, எண்முக, எண்முகமான. See Octahedral meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is octahedral?
Octahedral is an adjective.

Words near octahedral in the dictionary

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

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