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polyhedral

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[pol-ee-hee-druhl] / ˌpɒl iˈhi drəl /

adjective

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


Etymology

Origin of polyhedral

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

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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

They employed them to show that you can, in a sense, hear the shapes of rooms—specifically convex, polyhedral ones.

From Scientific American Jun. 28, 2022

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

The sum of the face angles of any convex polyhedral angle is less than four right angles.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene

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