Meanings
adjectiveoctahedral (not comparable)
alternative octahedric
- not comparableOf, relating to, or having the shape of an octahedron.
Of the convex polyhedra with regular faces, the only ones that have tetrahedral, octahedral, or icosahedral symmetry are the Platonic and Archimedean solids.
1966, Norman W. Johnson, “Convex Polyhedra with Regular Faces”, in Canadian Journal of Mathematics, volume XVIII, number I, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, page 181
Origin
Translations
Catalan octaèdric, octaèdric
- octaèdrichaving eight plane surfaces
- octaèdricof, or pertaining to octahedra
Finnish kahdeksantahkoinen
- kahdeksantahkoinenhaving eight plane surfaces
French octaédrique, octaédrique
- octaédriquehaving eight plane surfaces
- octaédriqueof, or pertaining to octahedra
German oktahedral, oktahedral
- oktahedralhaving eight plane surfaces
- oktahedralof, or pertaining to octahedra
Polish ośmiościenny
- ośmiościennyhaving eight plane surfaces
Russian восьмигранный, октаэдральный
- восьмигранный (vosʹmigrannyj)having eight plane surfaces
- октаэдральный (oktaedralʹnyj)having eight plane surfaces
Spanish octaédrico, octaédrico
- octaédricohaving eight plane surfaces
- octaédricoof, or pertaining to octahedra
Ukrainian восьмигранний
- восьмигранний (vosʹmyhrannyj)having eight plane surfaces
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Chicago
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