-hedron

suffix

Forms the names of solid figures bounded by a certain number of planes (polyhedra).

OriginAncient Greek ἕδρα →
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Meanings

suffix-hedron (plural -hedra or -hedrons)

plural -hedra · plural -hedrons

  1. geometryForms the names of solid figures bounded by a certain number of planes (polyhedra).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἕδρα“face of a geometrical solid”
  2. English-hedron

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

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Translations

Catalan -edre
  • -edresolid figure
Danish -eder
  • -edersolid figure
Finnish -tahokas, -edri
  • -tahokassolid figure
  • -edrisolid figure
French -èdre
  • -èdresolid figure
German -eder
  • -edersolid figure
Hungarian -éder
  • -édersolid figure
Irish -héadrán
  • -héadránsolid figure
Italian -edro
  • -edrosolid figure
Korean -면체
  • -면체 (-myeonche)solid figure
Norwegian Bokmål -eder
  • -edersolid figure
Russian -гра́нник
  • -гра́нник (-gránnik)solid figure
Spanish -edro
  • -edrosolid figure
Swedish -eder
  • -edersolid figure
Ukrainian -гра́нник
  • -гра́нник (-hránnyk)solid figure
Cite this entry
APA

-hedron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-hedron

MLA

“-hedron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-hedron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-hedron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-hedron.

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