English
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Etymology
New Latin, from Gr. poly "many" + hedron "seat"; compare French polyèdre.

Pronunciation
AHD|p�l�h�'dr�n (plural p�l�h�'dr�)
IPA|/p�li'hi�dr�n/ (plural /p�li'hi�dr�/)
SAMPA|/pQli"hi:dr@n</tt>/ (plural /<tt>pQli"hi:dr@/)

Noun
en-noun|polyhedr|a|pl2=polyhedrons

1. geometry A solid figure with many faces.
2. optics A polyscope, or multiplying glass.

Translations
trans-top|geometry: solid figure
Bulgarian: полиед�� m, много��ен m
Czech: mnohost�n m
Finnish: monitahokas
French: polyèdre m
German: Polyeder n
trans-mid
Ido: poliedro
Italian: poliedro
Slovak: mnohosten, m
Swedish: polyeder c
trans-bottom

optics: polyscope
See polyscope

Hypernyms
abstract polyhedron
polytope

Hyponyms
convex polyhedron
star polyhedron
uniform polyhedron
dual polyhedron
noble polyhedron
regular polyhedron

• Platonic solid

** cube

• Kepler-Poinsot polyhedron

quasiregular polyhedron

• Archimedean solid
• Catalan solid

semiregular polyhedron

• Archimedean solid
• Catalan solid
• prism
• antiprism
• dipyramid
• trapezohedron

dodecahedron
hexahedron
icosahedron
octahedron
tetrahedron
deltahedron
Johnson solid
zonohedron

See also
spherical polyhedron
apeirohedron
tessellation
Schläfli symbol

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

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• 2007-12-14 09:14 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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