cantellation

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noun

An operation in any dimension that cuts a regular polytope at its edges and its vertices, creating a new facet in place of each edge and each vertex.

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Meanings

nouncantellation (countable and uncountable, plural cantellations)

plural cantellations

  1. countableuncountablegeometryAn operation in any dimension that cuts a regular polytope at its edges and its vertices, creating a new facet in place of each edge and each vertex.

Origin

Coined by mathematician Norman Johnson from verb cant (“bevel”) + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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