hexahedron

American  

[hek-suh-hee-druhn] / ˌhɛk səˈhi drən /

noun

plural

hexahedrons, hexahedra

1. a solid figure having six faces, as a cube.

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hexahedron British  

/ ˌhɛksəˈhiːdrən /

noun

1. a solid figure having six plane faces. A regular hexahedron (cube) has square faces See also polyhedron

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hexahedron Scientific  

/ hĕk′sə-hē′drən /

plural

hexahedrons

1. A polyhedron, such as a cube, that has six faces.

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Other Word Forms

• hexahedral adjective

Etymology

Origin of hexahedron

From the Greek word hexáedron, dating back to 1565–75. See hexa-, -hedron

Example Sentences

In essence, Taymor and Berger tie themselves in knots trying to shove the inherently dualistic nature of melodrama into a psychological hexahedron of their own creation.

From Chicago Tribune • Feb. 7, 2011

This is bounded by six square faces parallel to the cubic planes of symmetry; it is known also as the hexahedron.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

Suppose, for example, that we attempt to deal decoratively which such simple figures as the three lowest Platonic solids—the tetrahedron, the hexahedron, and the octahedron.

From Architecture and Democracy by Bragdon, Claude Fayette

Platonic bodies; cube, rhomboid; tetrahedron, pentahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron, eicosahedron; prism, pyramid; parallelopiped; curb roof, gambrel roof, mansard roof.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark