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- [pol-ee-hee-druh n]
- /ˌpɒl iˈhi drən/
- /ˌpɒl.iˈhiː.drən/
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- [pol-ee-hee-druh n]
- /ˌpɒl iˈhi drən/
Definitions of polyhedron word
- noun plural polyhedron a solid figure having many faces. 1
- noun polyhedron geometric form with many sides 1
- noun polyhedron a solid figure consisting of four or more plane faces (all polygons), pairs of which meet along an edge, three or more edges meeting at a vertex. In a regular polyhedron all the faces are identical regular polygons making equal angles with each other. Specific polyhedrons are named according to the number of faces, such as tetrahedron, icosahedron, etc 0
- noun polyhedron a solid figure, esp. one with more than six plane surfaces 0
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Origin of polyhedron
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Greek polýedron, neuter of polýedros having many bases. See poly-, -hedron
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Parts of speech for Polyhedron
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polyhedron popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% 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.
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