noun · rare

polyhedron

polyhedron · polyhedra · polyhedrons

багатогранник, многогранник

многогранник, полиэдр

Polyeder, Vielflach, Vielflächner

A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edgesA solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.

UK/ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdɹən/US/ˌpɑliˈhidɹən/

» Each face of a polyhedron is a polygon.

Каждая грань многогранника является многоугольником.

Meaning

3 senses

A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.
Polyeder, Vielflach, Vielflächner
многогра́нникmnogogránnik, полиэ́дрpoliédr
багатогра́нникbahatohránnyk, многогра́нникmnohohránnyk
a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
A stage in the growth of Hydrodictyon, when the resting spore breaks up into several megazoospores that put out horn-like appendages; these polyhedra break up into zoospores.

Examples

1 sentences

Each face of a polyhedron is a polygon.
ruКаждая грань многогранника является многоугольником.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

geometry: solid figure:

Русский

By meaning 1

geometry: solid figure:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

geometry: solid figure:

Origin

From New Latin polyedron, from Ancient Greek πολύεδρος (polúedros, “having many seats”), f

From New Latin polyedron, from Ancient Greek πολύεδρος (polúedros, “having many seats”), from πολυ- (polu-, “many”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”); compare French polyèdre. By surface analysis, poly- + -hedron.

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