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Meaning of Polyhedron | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdɹən

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

العربية الشكل المتعدد السطوح
Català poliedre
Čeština mnohostěn polyedr
Dansk polyeder
Deutsch Polyeder Vielflach Vielflächner
Esperanto pluredro
Español poliedro
Suomi monitahokas polyedri tahokas
Français polyèdre
Galego poliedro
हिन्दी बहुफलक
Magyar poliéder
Italiano poliedro
日本語 多面体
Қазақша көпжақ
한국어 다면체
Македонски полиедар
Nederlands polyeder veelvlak
Polski wielościan
Português poliedro
Română poliedru
Русский многогранник полиэ́др
Svenska polyeder
Українська багатогра́нник многогранник
Tiếng Việt đa diện

Examples

“Of the convex polyhedra with regular faces, the only ones that have tetrahedral, octahedral, or icosahedral symmetry are the Platonic and Archimedean solids.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

polyhedrosis polyhedrovirus polyhelicene polyheterocycle polyhex polyhexamethylenebiguanide

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