muoctahedron

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noun

A regular skew apeirohedron with four hexagons around each vertex, formed by an infinite number of octahedron-like cells (specifically, truncated octahedra missing their square faces, and joined by the resulting square-shaped holes) in Euclidean 3D space.

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Meanings

nounmuoctahedron (plural muoctahedra or muoctahedrons)

plural muoctahedra · plural muoctahedrons

  1. geometryA regular skew apeirohedron with four hexagons around each vertex, formed by an infinite number of octahedron-like cells (specifically, truncated octahedra missing their square faces, and joined by the resulting square-shaped holes) in Euclidean 3D space.

Origin

Short for multiple octahedron.

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Translations

Japanese 六角四片四角孔ねじれ正多面体
  • 六角四片四角孔ねじれ正多面体 (rokkakushihenshikakukōnejireseitamentai)regular skew apeirohedron
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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