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a combining form meaning “face,” used in the names of geometrical solid figures having the form or number of faces specified by the initial element: tetrahedron.
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Origin of -hedron
<Greek -edron, neuter of -edros having bases, -sided, equivalent to (h)édr(a) seat, face of a geometrical form (see cathedra) + -os adj. suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for -hedron
-hedron
n combining form
indicating a geometric solid having a specified number of faces or surfacestetrahedron
Derived forms of -hedron
-hedral, adj combining formWord Origin for -hedron
from Greek -edron -sided, from hedra seat, base
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