Etymology

hexadecachoron

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Today it means: A four-dimensional object analogous to an octahedron, constructed out of sixteen tetrahedra. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἕξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἕξ“six”
  2. English todayhexadecachoron

From hexadeca- (“sixteen”) + -choron (“room”), from Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx, “six”), δέκα (déka, “ten”) and χῶρος (khôros, “room”).

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