enneahedron

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noun

A polyhedron with nine faces.

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nounenneahedron (plural enneahedra or enneahedrons)

plural enneahedra · plural enneahedrons

  1. geometryA polyhedron with nine faces.

    1996, Michael O'Keeffe, Bruce G. Hyde, Crystal Structures, Number 1: Patterns & Symmetry, page 350, This is based on a packing of 36-vertex icosahedra [5¹².6⁸] and enneahedra (4³.5⁶].

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    The enneahedron is a simple all-space filler discovered by myself, based on the cubic antiprism, again omitted by Wood.

    1968, Design, numbers 229-234, unnumbered page

    In Figure 9.10.3 we see a projection of the skeleton of an enneahedron (a solid with nine faces). All the faces of this enneahedron are quadrilaterals.

    2015, Claudi Alsina, Roger B. Nelsen, A Mathematical Space Odyssey: Solid Geometry in the 21st Century, page 191

    Synonyms: nonahedron

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nounA polyhedron with nine faces.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 九面體 /九面体
  • 九面體 /九面体 (jiǔmiàntǐ)Translations
Esperanto naŭedro
  • naŭedroTranslations
Finnish yhdeksäntahokas
  • yhdeksäntahokasTranslations
French ennéaèdre
  • ennéaèdreTranslations
German Enneaeder, Neunflächner
  • EnneaederTranslations
  • NeunflächnerTranslations
  • 9-FlächnerTranslations
Japanese 九面体
  • 九面体 (kyūmentai)Translations
Korean 구면체
  • 구면체 (gumyeonche)Translations
Polish dziewięciobok
  • dziewięciobokTranslations
Russian девятигранник
  • девятигранник (devjatigrannik)Translations
Tagalog samdayag
  • samdayagTranslations
Ukrainian дев'ятигранник
  • дев'ятигранник (devʺjatyhrannyk)Translations
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