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polychoron

UK/ˌpɒlɪˈkɔːɹɒn/US/ˌpɑliˈkoɹɑn/

polychoron noun: a four-dimensional polytope.

Noun

polychoron (plural polychorons or polychora)

  1. A four-dimensional polytope.

Forms of polychoron

pluralpolychorons
pluralpolychora

Origin of polychoron

From poly- + -choron, from Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s, “many”) and χῶρον (khôron, “room; space”).

Words that rhyme with polychoron

Questions about polychoron

What does polychoron mean?
Polychoron means a four-dimensional polytope.
What part of speech is polychoron?
Polychoron is a noun.
How do you pronounce polychoron?
Polychoron is pronounced /ˌpɒlɪˈkɔːɹɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of polychoron?
The plural of polychoron is polychorons.

Words near polychoron in the dictionary

  1. polychordal
  2. polychords
  3. polychoric
  4. polychorics
  5. polychorionic
  6. polychoron
  7. polychorons
  8. polychorous
  9. polychotomies
  10. polychotomous
  11. polychotomously

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