orthoscheme

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noun

A special kind of simplex whose vertices can be connected by a path such that every pair of edges in the path are at right angles to each other.

“A three-dimensional orthoscheme can be constructed from a cube by finding a path of three edges of the cube that do not all lie on the same square face, and forming the convex hull of the four vertices on this path.”

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Meanings

nounorthoscheme (plural orthoschemes)

plural orthoschemes

  1. geometryA special kind of simplex whose vertices can be connected by a path such that every pair of edges in the path are at right angles to each other.

    A three-dimensional orthoscheme can be constructed from a cube by finding a path of three edges of the cube that do not all lie on the same square face, and forming the convex hull of the four vertices on this path.

Origin

ortho- + scheme

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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