hexahedron

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/hɛksəˈhiːdɹən/

noun

A polyhedron with six faces.

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sexahedron
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Meanings

nounhexahedron (plural hexahedra or hexahedrons)

plural hexahedra · plural hexahedrons

  1. geometryA polyhedron with six faces.

    Synonyms: sexahedron

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA polyhedron with six faces.

Similar
sexahedron
Also see
sexahedron

Origin

From hexa- + -hedron. Piecewise doublet of sexahedron.

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Translations

Catalan hexaedre, hexàedre
  • hexaedrepolyhedron with six faces
  • hexàedrepolyhedron with six faces
Chinese Mandarin 六面體 /六面体
  • 六面體 /六面体 (liùmiàntǐ)polyhedron with six faces
Czech šestistěn, hexaedr
  • šestistěnpolyhedron with six faces
  • hexaedrpolyhedron with six faces
Dutch hexaëder, zesvlak
  • hexaëderpolyhedron with six faces
  • zesvlakpolyhedron with six faces
Esperanto sesedro
  • sesedropolyhedron with six faces
Finnish heksaedri, kuusitahokas
  • heksaedripolyhedron with six faces
  • kuusitahokaspolyhedron with six faces
French hexaèdre
  • hexaèdrepolyhedron with six faces
German Hexaeder, Sechsflächner
  • Hexaederpolyhedron with six faces
  • Sechsflächnerpolyhedron with six faces
  • 6-Flächnerpolyhedron with six faces
Hungarian hexaéder
  • hexaéderpolyhedron with six faces
Icelandic sexflötungur
  • sexflötungurpolyhedron with six faces
Japanese 六面体
  • 六面体 (rokumentai)polyhedron with six faces
Korean 육면체
  • 육면체 (yungmyeonche)polyhedron with six faces
Polish sześciościan
  • sześciościanpolyhedron with six faces
Portuguese hexaedro
  • hexaedropolyhedron with six faces
Russian гекса́эдр, шестигра́нник
  • гекса́эдр (geksáedr)polyhedron with six faces
  • шестигра́нник (šestigránnik)polyhedron with six faces
Spanish hexaedro
  • hexaedropolyhedron with six faces
Swedish hexaeder
  • hexaederpolyhedron with six faces
Tagalog nimdayag
  • nimdayagpolyhedron with six faces
Ukrainian шестигра́нник
  • шестигра́нник (šestyhránnyk)polyhedron with six faces
Cite this entry
APA

hexahedron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexahedron

MLA

“hexahedron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexahedron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexahedron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexahedron.

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