octahedral
Americanadjective
adjective
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having eight plane surfaces
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shaped like an octahedron
Etymology
Origin of octahedral
First recorded in 1750–60; octahedr(on) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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In iron-carbon alloys such as steel, carbon atoms occupy small octahedral "cages" formed by surrounding iron atoms.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026
"Imagining each of these individual molecular LEGOs will emit at different wavelengths, one can in principle design a semiconductor material that would emit an arbitrary color by selecting different molecular octahedral LEGOs," he explained.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2023
"One can imagine that each of these octahedral LEGOs could carry some type of 'genetic' information, just like DNA base pairs carry our genetic information," Yang said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2023
The ratio of octahedral holes to anions in either an HCP or CCP structure is 1:1.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The views thus set forth exhibit much ingenuity; and when we consider that metals crystallise in various forms, and native iron in the octahedral, there is much to be said in their favour.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852 by William Chambers
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