What does "octohedron" mean?

Alternative form of octahedron.

What is a synonym for "octohedron"?

Common synonyms include: eight, figure, octave, octet, triangle.

Octohedron

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Alternative form of octahedron. alt-of, alternative
"Its primitive figure ſeems to be the regular tetrahedron, which is variouſly modified by truncation, making it appear as octohedrons or hex-octohedrons."

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eight figure octave octet triangle

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"Its primitive figure ſeems to be the regular tetrahedron, which is variouſly modified by truncation, making it appear as octohedrons or hex-octohedrons."

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