polyhedra
UK/pɒl.iˈhiː.dɹə/
polyhedra is the plural of polyhedron.
Meaning of polyhedron
Noun
polyhedron (plural polyhedra or polyhedrons)
- A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.
- 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
- A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
- A stage in the growth of Hydrodictyon, when the resting spore breaks up into several megazoospores that put out horn-like appendages; these polyhedra break up into zoospores.
Forms of polyhedra
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Phrases with polyhedra
- dual polyhedra
- star polyhedra
- ideal polyhedra
- noble polyhedra
- Johnson polyhedra
- regular polyhedra
- abstract polyhedra
- toroidal polyhedra
- spherical polyhedra
- Schönhardt polyhedra
- semiregular polyhedra
- quasiregular polyhedra
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Words that rhyme with polyhedra
Questions about polyhedra
- What is polyhedra the plural of?
- Polyhedra is the plural of polyhedron.
- How do you pronounce polyhedra?
- Polyhedra is pronounced /pɒl.iˈhiː.dɹə/ (UK).
Words near polyhedra in the dictionary
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