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单词 heptahedron
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Definition of heptahedron in English:

heptahedron

nounPlural heptahedrons, Plural heptahedra ˌhɛptəˈhiːdrənˌhɛptəˈhidrən
  • A solid figure with seven plane faces.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm trying to build a variety of knots and convex heptahedra with this set.
    • Around the circle - in which the heptahedron lies - another seven-fold star can be constructed.
    • We are aware that the dodecahedron dissected into four congruent heptahedrons could be positioned onto the bottom of the cube.
    • Edges vanish, and it becomes a heptahedron, having three rhombic faces and four triangular faces.
    • While all of the faces are regular and vertices equivalent, the heptahedron is self-intersecting and is therefore not considered an Archimedean solid.

Derivatives

  • heptahedral

  • adjective

Origin

Late 17th century: from hepta- 'seven' + -hedron, on the pattern of words such as polyhedron.

 
 

Definition of heptahedron in US English:

heptahedron

nounˌhɛptəˈhidrənˌheptəˈhēdrən
  • A solid figure with seven plane faces.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Around the circle - in which the heptahedron lies - another seven-fold star can be constructed.
    • I'm trying to build a variety of knots and convex heptahedra with this set.
    • We are aware that the dodecahedron dissected into four congruent heptahedrons could be positioned onto the bottom of the cube.
    • While all of the faces are regular and vertices equivalent, the heptahedron is self-intersecting and is therefore not considered an Archimedean solid.
    • Edges vanish, and it becomes a heptahedron, having three rhombic faces and four triangular faces.

Origin

Late 17th century: from hepta- ‘seven’ + -hedron, on the pattern of words such as polyhedron.

 
 
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