sphericon

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UK/ˈsfɛɹ.ɪ.kɒn/US/ˈsfɪɹ.ə.kɑn/

noun

A solid constructed by slicing a bicone with 90-degree apices through a plane containing both of them, rotating one half by 90 degrees, and reconnecting them; the resulting shape has a single continuous face, and two edges.

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Meanings

nounsphericon (plural sphericons)

plural sphericons

  1. geometryA solid constructed by slicing a bicone with 90-degree apices through a plane containing both of them, rotating one half by 90 degrees, and reconnecting them; the resulting shape has a single continuous face, and two edges.

Translations

Spanish esfericón
  • esfericón(geometry) a solid constructed by slicing a bicone

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nephrosic
Cite this entry
APA

sphericon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphericon

MLA

“sphericon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphericon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphericon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphericon.

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