- polyhedral
- adjective see polyhedron
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
polyhedral
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Polyhedral — Pol y*he dral, Polyhedrical Pol y*hed ric*al, a. [See {Polyhedron}.] (Geom.) Having many sides, as a solid body. [1913 Webster] {Polyhedral angle}, an angle bounded by three or more plane angles having a common vertex. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polyhedral — polyhedron ► NOUN (pl. polyhedra or polyhedrons) Geometry ▪ a solid figure with many plane faces, typically more than six. DERIVATIVES polyhedral adjective … English terms dictionary
Polyhedral combinatorics — is a branch of mathematics, within combinatorics and discrete geometry, that studies the problems of counting and describing the faces of convex polyhedra and higher dimensional convex polytopes.A key question in polyhedral combinatorics is to… … Wikipedia
Polyhedral angle — Polyhedral Pol y*he dral, Polyhedrical Pol y*hed ric*al, a. [See {Polyhedron}.] (Geom.) Having many sides, as a solid body. [1913 Webster] {Polyhedral angle}, an angle bounded by three or more plane angles having a common vertex. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polyhedral space — In mathematics, specifically in metric geometry, a polyhedral space is a certain metric space. A (Euclidean) polyhedral space is a (usually finite) simplicial complex in which every simplex has a flat metric. (Other spaces of interest are… … Wikipedia
Polyhedral compound — A polyhedral compound is a polyhedron that is itself composed of several other polyhedra sharing a common centre. They are the three dimensional analogs of polygonal compounds such as the hexagram. Neighbouring vertices of a compound can be… … Wikipedia
Polyhedral skeletal electron pair theory — In chemistry the polyhedral skeletal electron pair theory provides electron counting rules useful for predicting the structures of clusters such as borane and carborane clusters. The electron counting rules were originally formulated by Kenneth… … Wikipedia
Polyhedral symbol — The polyhedral symbol is sometimes used in coordination chemistry to indicate the approximate geometry of the coordinating atoms around the central atom. One or more italicised letters indicate the geometry, e.g. TP 3 which is followed by a… … Wikipedia
polyhedral domain — poliedrinis domenas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Erdvės dalis aplink centrinį atomą koordinacinio poliedro viduje. atitikmenys: angl. polyhedral domain rus. полиэдрический домен … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
polyhedral compound — poliedrinis junginys statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Policiklinis junginys, kurio kiekvienas žiedas dviem ar trimis bendrais anglies atomais sujungtas su kitu žiedu. atitikmenys: angl. polyhedral compound rus. каркасное соединение;… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
