Octadecahedron

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A polyhedron with eighteen faces.

    "The cell structure was considered to consist of spherical holes but for the purposes of calculation, the cells were assumed to be octadecahedra. ln this model, a compressive force along the principal axis of the octadecahedron and parallel to."

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"The cell structure was considered to consist of spherical holes but for the purposes of calculation, the cells were assumed to be octadecahedra. ln this model, a compressive force along the principal axis of the octadecahedron and parallel to."

Etymology

From octadeca- + -hedron.

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