octahedron
noun
a solid figure having eight faces.
octahedrons
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pluralof octahedron.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
It propels the viewer to circle it and savor its tetrahedrons and octahedrons swelling and flowing.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is found frequently crystallized in octahedrons in Scandinavia and other places.
