Definition & Meaning of "octahedron"in English

Octahedron

a geometric figure with eight triangular faces, twelve edges, and six vertices

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

octahedra

Examples

The faces of an octahedron are all equilateral triangles, and each vertex is the meeting point of four triangles.

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