Meanings
nounpolychoron (plural polychorons or polychora)
plural polychorons · plural polychora
- geometryA four-dimensional polytope.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς“many”
- Englishpolychoron
From poly- + -choron, from Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s, “many”) and χῶρον (khôron, “room; space”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto plurĉelo
- plurĉelofour-dimensional polytope
French polychore
- polychorefour-dimensional polytope
German Polichoron
- Polichoronfour-dimensional polytope
Italian policoro
- policorofour-dimensional polytope
Japanese 多胞体
- 多胞体 (tahōtai)four-dimensional polytope
Polish polichoron
- polichoronfour-dimensional polytope
Russian многояче́йник, полихоро́н
- многояче́йник (mnogojačéjnik)four-dimensional polytope
- полихоро́н (polixorón)four-dimensional polytope
Spanish policoro
- policorofour-dimensional polytope
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with polychoron
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APA
polychoron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polychoron
MLA
“polychoron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polychoron. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polychoron,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polychoron.
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