Etymology

holohedral

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Today it means: Having as many plane faces as needed for the highest degree of symmetry in its system Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἕδρα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἕδρα“seat”
  2. English todayholohedral

From holo- + Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἕδρα all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.