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orthoplexes

orthoplexes is the plural of orthoplex.

Meaning of orthoplex

Noun

orthoplex (plural orthoplexes)

  1. A convex polytope analogous to an octahedron (3 dimensions) or 16-cell (4 dimensions).
    • We made use of another way of considering the 120 cells, starting with the eight at the vertices of an orthoplex, that is, in the cells of a hypercube.1990, Mathematica Journal, volumes 1-2, page 84
    Synonyms:
    cocube, cross-polytope, hyperoctahedron

Synonyms of orthoplexes

Questions about orthoplexes

What is orthoplexes the plural of?
Orthoplexes is the plural of orthoplex.

Words near orthoplexes in the dictionary

  1. orthopinacoid
  2. orthopinacoids
  3. orthopinakiolite
  4. orthoplasy
  5. orthoplex
  6. orthoplexes
  7. orthoplices
  8. orthoploid
  9. orthopnea
  10. orthopneic
  11. orthopneic position

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