- polyhedron
- noun (plural -drons or polyhedra) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1570 a solid formed by plane faces • polyhedral adjective
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Polyhedron — Pol y*he dron, n.; pl. E. {Polyhedrons}., L. {Polyhedra}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? with many seats or sides; poly s many + ? a seat or side: cf. F. poly[ e]dre.] 1. (Geom.) A body or solid contained by many sides or planes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Opt.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polyhedron — [engl.], Polyeder … Universal-Lexikon
polyhedron — (n.) 1560s, from Gk. polyedron, neuter of adjective polyedros having many bases or sides, from polys many (see POLY (Cf. poly )) + hedra seat, base, chair, face of a geometric solid, from PIE root *sed to sit (see SEDENTARY (Cf. sedent … Etymology dictionary
polyhedron — ► NOUN (pl. polyhedra or polyhedrons) Geometry ▪ a solid figure with many plane faces, typically more than six. DERIVATIVES polyhedral adjective … English terms dictionary
polyhedron — [päl΄i hē′drən] n. pl. polyhedrons or polyhedra [päl΄i hē′drə] [ModL < Gr polyedron, neut. of polyedros: see POLY & HEDRON] a solid figure, esp. one with more than six plane surfaces: see also PYRAMID polyhedral adj … English World dictionary
Polyhedron — Polyhedra redirects here. For the relational database system, see Polyhedra DBMS. For the game magazine, see Polyhedron (magazine). For the scientific journal, see Polyhedron (journal). Some Polyhedra Dodecahedron (Regular polyhedron) … Wikipedia
polyhedron — /pol ee hee dreuhn/, n., pl. polyhedrons, polyhedra / dreuh/. a solid figure having many faces. See illus. under dodecahedron, icosahedron, octahedron, pentahedron, tetrahedron. [1560 70; < Gk polýedron, neut. of polýedros having many bases. See… … Universalium
polyhedron — UK [ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdrən] / US [ˌpɑlɪˈhɪdrən] noun [countable] Word forms polyhedron : singular polyhedron plural polyhedrons or polyhedra UK [ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdrə] / US [ˌpɑlɪˈhɪdrə] maths a solid shape with many flat sides … English dictionary
polyhedron — poliedras statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Daugiasienis, kurį riboja baigtinis plokščių daugiakampių skaičius. atitikmenys: angl. polyhedron rus. полиэдр … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
