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octahedron

oc·ta·he·dron
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ok-tuh-hee-druh n]
    • /ˌɒk təˈhi drən/
    • /ˌɒk.təˈhiː.drən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-tuh-hee-druh n]
    • /ˌɒk təˈhi drən/

Definitions of octahedron word

  • noun plural octahedron a solid figure having eight faces. 1
  • noun octahedron A three-dimensional shape having eight plane faces, especially a regular solid figure with eight equal triangular faces. 1
  • noun octahedron a solid figure having eight plane faces 0
  • noun octahedron a solid figure with eight plane surfaces 0

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Origin of octahedron

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Greek oktáedron eight-sided (neuter of oktáedros), equivalent to okta- octa- + -edron -hedron

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Parts of speech for Octahedron

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

octahedron popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

octahedron usage trend in Literature

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