polyhedron
noun
a solid figure having many faces.
polyhedrons
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pluralof polyhedron.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His office overflowed with books, journals, food wrappers and paper polyhedrons, many dangling from the ceiling.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2021
This year’s exhibit also features updated versions of the popular “Celestial Shadows” display of spinning polyhedrons, the “Lightwave Lake” light show and Jen Lewin’s flowing interactive landscape of meandering pathways called “Aqueous.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2019
Lord Kelvin postulated that the solution consisted of filling the space with tetradecahedrons, polyhedrons with six square faces and eight hexagonal faces.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2015
Its cylindrical shape can mutate into more complex polyhedrons, just as surely as a series of pencil lines can simulate mass, depth and shadow.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2015
This formula is, therefore, a very general one, relating to all the polyhedrons that are commonly met in mensuration.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
