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polyhedrons
Variant of polyhedron
polyhedron
definition
poly·he·dron (päl′i hē′drən)
noun pl. polyhedrons -·drons or polyhedra -·dra (-drə)
a solid figure, esp. one with more than six plane surfaces
Etymology: ModL < Gr polyedron, neut. of polyedros: see poly- & -hedron
Related Forms:
- polyhedral pol′y·he′·dral adjective
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