Definition of polyhedron in English:

polyhedron

nounPlural polyhedra, Plural polyhedrons ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdrənˌpɑliˈhidrən

Geometry

A solid figure with many plane faces, typically more than six.
Example sentencesExamples
- He submitted his first paper on this topic then, encouraged by Legendre and Malus, he submitted a further paper on polygons and polyhedra in 1812.
- Kepler connected the planetary orbits with the five regular polyhedra, or Platonic solids.
- Plato believed that atoms have the shapes of regular polyhedra: cubes, tetrahedrons, octahedrons, and so on.
- The icosahedron is one of only five regular convex polyhedrons, the symmetric ‘Platonic solids’ that fascinated the ancient Greeks (the cube is another).
- For example, fair dice don't have to be in the shape of regular polyhedra, such as cubes, icosahedra, and so on.

Derivatives

polyhedral

adjective ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdrəlˌpɑliˈhidrəl

Geometry

And the sphere that houses the new Hayden Planetarium is both beautiful and astrophysically relevant - something that cannot be said of pyramids, cubes, or other polyhedral forms.
Example sentencesExamples
- The route started by Euler with his polyhedral formula was followed by a little known mathematician Antoine-Jean Lhuilier who worked for most of his life on problems relating to Euler's formula.
- The particles may have any shape or size, but they are generally spherical, ellipsoidal, polyhedral, or irregular in shape.
- Microscopically, the lesion consisted of stellate to polyhedral cells distributed singly and arranged in single or multiple layers around small vascular channels and deposited in an abundant myxoid matrix.
- Placental-site trophoblastic tumor is composed predominantly of polyhedral and vacuolated, multinucleated intermediate trophoblastic cells that infiltrate the myometrium with extensive deposition of fibrinoid material.

polyhedric

adjective

Geometry

The polyhedric method was invented by Paul Feautrier of the PRiSM laboratory of University of Versailles (France).
Example sentencesExamples
- Limited-complexity polyhedric methods are presented for estimating the parameters of a linear model from bounded-error data.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Greek poluedron, neuter (used as a noun) of poluedros 'many-sided'.

Rhymes

decahedron, dodecahedron, octahedron, tetrahedron

Definition of polyhedron in US English:

polyhedron

nounˌpälēˈhēdrənˌpɑliˈhidrən

Geometry

A solid figure with many plane faces, typically more than six.
Example sentencesExamples
- He submitted his first paper on this topic then, encouraged by Legendre and Malus, he submitted a further paper on polygons and polyhedra in 1812.
- Plato believed that atoms have the shapes of regular polyhedra: cubes, tetrahedrons, octahedrons, and so on.
- Kepler connected the planetary orbits with the five regular polyhedra, or Platonic solids.
- The icosahedron is one of only five regular convex polyhedrons, the symmetric ‘Platonic solids’ that fascinated the ancient Greeks (the cube is another).
- For example, fair dice don't have to be in the shape of regular polyhedra, such as cubes, icosahedra, and so on.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Greek poluedron, neuter (used as a noun) of poluedros ‘many-sided’.

单词	polyhedron
释义	Definition of polyhedron in English: polyhedron nounPlural polyhedra, Plural polyhedrons ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdrənˌpɑliˈhidrən Geometry A solid figure with many plane faces, typically more than six. Example sentencesExamples He submitted his first paper on this topic then, encouraged by Legendre and Malus, he submitted a further paper on polygons and polyhedra in 1812. Kepler connected the planetary orbits with the five regular polyhedra, or Platonic solids. Plato believed that atoms have the shapes of regular polyhedra: cubes, tetrahedrons, octahedrons, and so on. The icosahedron is one of only five regular convex polyhedrons, the symmetric ‘Platonic solids’ that fascinated the ancient Greeks (the cube is another). For example, fair dice don't have to be in the shape of regular polyhedra, such as cubes, icosahedra, and so on. Derivatives polyhedral adjective ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdrəlˌpɑliˈhidrəl Geometry And the sphere that houses the new Hayden Planetarium is both beautiful and astrophysically relevant - something that cannot be said of pyramids, cubes, or other polyhedral forms. Example sentencesExamples The route started by Euler with his polyhedral formula was followed by a little known mathematician Antoine-Jean Lhuilier who worked for most of his life on problems relating to Euler's formula. The particles may have any shape or size, but they are generally spherical, ellipsoidal, polyhedral, or irregular in shape. Microscopically, the lesion consisted of stellate to polyhedral cells distributed singly and arranged in single or multiple layers around small vascular channels and deposited in an abundant myxoid matrix. Placental-site trophoblastic tumor is composed predominantly of polyhedral and vacuolated, multinucleated intermediate trophoblastic cells that infiltrate the myometrium with extensive deposition of fibrinoid material. polyhedric adjective Geometry The polyhedric method was invented by Paul Feautrier of the PRiSM laboratory of University of Versailles (France). Example sentencesExamples Limited-complexity polyhedric methods are presented for estimating the parameters of a linear model from bounded-error data. Origin Late 16th century: from Greek poluedron, neuter (used as a noun) of poluedros 'many-sided'. Rhymes decahedron, dodecahedron, octahedron, tetrahedron Definition of polyhedron in US English: polyhedron nounˌpälēˈhēdrənˌpɑliˈhidrən Geometry A solid figure with many plane faces, typically more than six. Example sentencesExamples He submitted his first paper on this topic then, encouraged by Legendre and Malus, he submitted a further paper on polygons and polyhedra in 1812. Plato believed that atoms have the shapes of regular polyhedra: cubes, tetrahedrons, octahedrons, and so on. Kepler connected the planetary orbits with the five regular polyhedra, or Platonic solids. The icosahedron is one of only five regular convex polyhedrons, the symmetric ‘Platonic solids’ that fascinated the ancient Greeks (the cube is another). For example, fair dice don't have to be in the shape of regular polyhedra, such as cubes, icosahedra, and so on. Origin Late 16th century: from Greek poluedron, neuter (used as a noun) of poluedros ‘many-sided’.
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