Etymology

-hedron

Today it means: Forms the names of solid figures bounded by a certain number of planes (polyhedra). Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἕδρα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἕδρα“face of a geometrical solid”
  2. English today-hedron

From Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra, “face of a geometrical solid”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἕδρα all →

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