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zonohedron

zonohedron noun: a special case of convex polyhedron, in which every face of the polyhedron is a polygon with point symmetry.

zonohedron: a special case of convex polyhedron, in which every face of the polyhedron is a polygon with point...
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Noun

zonohedron (plural zonohedra)

  1. A special case of convex polyhedron, in which every face of the polyhedron is a polygon with point symmetry.

Forms of zonohedron

pluralzonohedra

Origin of zonohedron

From zono- + -hedron.

Words formed from zonohedron

Questions about zonohedron

What does zonohedron mean?
Zonohedron means a special case of convex polyhedron, in which every face of the polyhedron is a polygon with point symmetry.
What part of speech is zonohedron?
Zonohedron is a noun.
What is the plural of zonohedron?
The plural of zonohedron is zonohedra.

Words near zonohedron in the dictionary

  1. zonograms
  2. zonographic
  3. zonography
  4. zonohedra
  5. zonohedral
  6. zonohedron
  7. zonoid
  8. zonoids
  9. zonolite
  10. zonoplacental
  11. zonoporate

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