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
"Intuitively, making these semiconductors is like stacking octahedral-shaped molecular 'LEGOs' into larger octahedral single crystals," said Yang.
From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023
"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
They can be described by FCC unit cells with cations in the octahedral holes.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The conclusion that is now generally received appears to be that light consists of minute atoms of matter of an octahedral form, possessing polarity, and varying in size or in velocity....
From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William
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