octahedron

octahedron Definition

oc·ta·he·dron (äk′tə hē′drən)

noun pl. -·drons or -·dra-drə

a solid figure with eight plane surfaces

Etymology: Gr oktaedron, neut. of oktaedros: see octa- & -hedron

octahedron Related Forms

oc′·ta·he′·dral adjective

octahedron Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

truncated: Under certain conditions the voids adopt their equilibrium shape, a truncated octahedron.
dual: However F produced the following drawings in the process of constructing a representation of the dual cube octahedron: Figure 10.
38-atom: The 38-atom truncated octahedron is the most stable fcc cluster in the size range we consider.
stellated: Fold a blow-up stellated octahedron from a single sheet of square paper.
skeletal: Lewis Simon's Gyroscope is a skeletal octahedron with a small hole in the center.

Noun used with modifier

cube: However F produced the following drawings in the process of constructing a representation of the dual cube octahedron: Figure 10.

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