polyhedral
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of polyhedral
1805–15; < Greek polýedr ( os ) many-based ( see polyhedron) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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The paper describes a significant leap forward in assembling polyhedral nanoparticles.
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
The largest may become crystalline, changing suddenly into polyhedral bodies with evident double refraction and the optical properties belonging to crystals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
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