truncated octahedron
truncated octahedron noun: a zonohedron that has 14 faces (eight regular hexagons and six squares) and 36 edges and is an Archimedean solid.
Noun
truncated octahedron (plural truncated octahedra or truncated octahedrons)
- A zonohedron that has 14 faces (eight regular hexagons and six squares) and 36 edges and is an Archimedean solid.
- The closest packing of truncated octahedra can be considered to be a denser packing than that of the rhombic dodecahedron because in a space filling array each truncated octahedron is surrounded by 14 others corresponding to its 14 faces, while the rhombic dodecahedron is only surrounded by 12 like...1990, [1978], Peter Pearce, Structure in Nature Is a Strategy for Design, page 5
- The K-complex is built by taking the truncated octahedrons as 3-cells, and its faces, edges and vertex^([sic]) respectively as 2-cells, 1-cells, and 0-cells.1996, Serge Miguet, Annick Montanvert, editors, Discrete Geometry for Computer Imagery: 6th International Workshop, page 184
Forms of truncated octahedron
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| plural | truncated octahedrons |
Questions about truncated octahedron
- What does truncated octahedron mean?
- Truncated octahedron means a zonohedron that has 14 faces (eight regular hexagons and six squares) and 36 edges and is an Archimedean solid.
- What part of speech is truncated octahedron?
- Truncated octahedron is a noun.
- What is the plural of truncated octahedron?
- The plural of truncated octahedron is truncated octahedra.
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