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pentachora

pentachora is the plural of pentachoron.

Meaning of pentachoron

Noun

pentachoron (plural pentachorons or pentachora)

  1. A four-dimensional object analogous to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra.
    • A triangle becomes a tetrahedron (a type of pyramid), then a pentachoron (a hyperpyramid).2008, George Musser, The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory, page 174
    Synonyms:
    5-cell

Questions about pentachora

What is pentachora the plural of?
Pentachora is the plural of pentachoron.

Words near pentachora in the dictionary

  1. pentachlorocyclohexanes
  2. pentachlorocyclohexanol
  3. pentachloronitrobenzene
  4. pentachlorophenol
  5. pentachlorophenols
  6. pentachora
  7. pentachord
  8. pentachords
  9. pentachoron
  10. pentachorons
  11. pentachotomies

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