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polyhedral

American

[pol-ee-hee-druhl] / ˌpɒl iˈhi drəl /

adjective

of, relating to, or having the shape of a polyhedron.

Etymology

Origin of polyhedral

1805–15; < Greek polýedr ( os ) many-based ( polyhedron ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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Secondly, flexible DNA provides additional degrees of freedom in the assembly of non-space-filling polyhedral nanoparticles, leading to the creation of complex crystals with symmetries not previously achievable with colloidal crystal engineering with DNA.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

Some viral capsids are simple polyhedral “spheres,” whereas others are quite complex in structure.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

With the help of an evolving rule book, seven polyhedral dice, addition skills and flexible imaginations, players determine their characters’ backgrounds, strengths, moral alignments and traits.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2022

Younger generations, embracing video games and smartphones as their escapism of choice, seemed indifferent or bored by D&D’s make-believe world of swords and sorcery, labyrinthine rules and polyhedral dice.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2019

Directly superposed to these we find cells which in shape are polyhedral.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

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