Definitions for octahedronˌɒk təˈhi drən
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•ta•he•dron*ˌɒk təˈhi drən(n.)(pl.)-drons, -dra
a solid figure having eight faces.
Category: Math
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Origin of octahedron:
1560–70; < Gk oktáedron eight-sided =okta-octa - +-edron -hedron
oc`ta•he′dral(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
octahedron(noun)
any polyhedron having eight plane faces
Wiktionary
octahedron(Noun)
a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.
Origin: From ὀκτώ + ἕδρα.
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