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polyhedron.

A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdɹən/UK/ˌpɒliːˈhiːdɹən/UK/ˌpɒliːˈhiːdɹɒn/UK/ˌpɒlɪˈhɛdɹən/UK, dated
  1. A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.

  2. A polyscope, or multiplying glass.

  3. A stage in the growth of Hydrodictyon, when the resting spore breaks up into several megazoospores that put out horn-like appendages; these polyhedra break up into zoospores.

Where this word comes from

From New Latin polyedron, from Ancient Greek πολύεδρος (polúedros, “having many seats”), from πολυ- (polu-, “many”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”); compare French polyèdre. By surface analysis, poly- + -hedron.

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