Word Type

Noun

The word "polyhedron" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Dbpedia Field

inorganic chemistry

Derived Terms

Euler's polyhedron formula Johnson polyhedron Schönhardt polyhedron ideal polyhedron micropolyhedron nanopolyhedron polyhedrin polyhedroid spheropolyhedron

Derived From

poly

Context

geometry optics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

abstract polyhedron polytope solid

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Archimedean solid Catalan solid Johnson solid Kepler solid Kepler-Poinsot polyhedron Platonic solid antiprism chiliahedron convex polyhedron cube decahedron deltahedron dipyramid dodecahedron dual polyhedron enneacontahedron enneadecahedron enneahedron hectohedron hendecahedron heptadecahedron heptahedron hexadecahedron hexahedron hexecontahedron hexoctahedron icosahedron icosidodecahedron icosihexahedron icosioctahedron icositetrahedron myriahedron noble polyhedron octadecahedron octahedron pentacontahedron pentadecahedron pentahedron prism quasiregular polyhedron regular polyhedron semiregular polyhedron star polyhedron tetracontahedron tetracontaoctahedron tetradecahedron tetrahedron trapezohedron triacontahedron tridecahedron uniform polyhedron zonohedron

Type Of (IsA)

abstract polyhedron academic journal polytope solid

Parts (Meronyms)

edge face polygon vertex

Related Terms

List of uniform polyhedra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Schläfli symbol apeirohedron number spherical polyhedron subpolyhedron tessellation

Related Terms

apeirohedron face figure polyscope schläfli symbol solid spherical polyhedron subpolyhedron tessellation

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