octahedron
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Origin of octahedron
1560–70; < Greek oktáedron eight-sided (neuter of oktáedros ), equivalent to okta- octa- + -edron -hedron
Vocabulary lists containing octahedron
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"Specifically, these molecules introduce in-plane hydrogen bonding that is compatible with both the ionic nature and octahedron spacing of halide perovskites," she said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024
All of this is enough to send any mother into a spiral of madness, or an even more elaborate shape — a Möbius strip of insanity, an octahedron of derangement.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
As six ligands approach the metal ion along the axes of the octahedron, their point charges repel the electrons in the d orbitals of the metal ion.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Octahedral complexes have a coordination number of six, and the six donor atoms are arranged at the corners of an octahedron around the central metal ion.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Then SD-03 lifted the octahedron in its arms.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
To create the new structures, the researchers synthesized silver nanoparticles shaped like truncated octahedra, which they call "mecons."
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
The conduction path of pyrochlore-type structure cover the F ions located in the tunnels created by MO6 octahedra.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
On evaporating the solution dark purple octahedra of the alum are obtained.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
It is occasionally found as uneven cubes and octahedra, but more often as dendritic or earthy masses, with a blackish lead-grey colour and metallic lustre.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
Two misshapen or distorted octahedra are represented in figs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
Adjacent octahedrons were rotated 90 degrees from one another and connected at the corners.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 20, 2021
These materials contained the rings of classic chain mail but also octahedrons with different angles or fewer cross struts.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 20, 2021
Scientists created a platinum alloy blended with nickel, forming three-dimensional shapes at the nanometer scale -- in this case, octahedrons.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 20, 2013
He built each piece originally in tiny paper tetrahedrons, octahedrons or dodecahedrons.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such ore is found in rich grey masses, yielding a black dust crystallized in regular octahedrons, highly magnetic, and in Europe the best quality of iron is made from it.
From The Mysterious Island by White, Stephen W.
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