hexahedron

hexahedron
   A polyhedron having six quadrilateral faces. A cube is an equilateral hexahedron, as well as being a prismatoid. The regular hexahedron is one of the five Platonic solids (along with the tetrahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron). The plural form can be either hexahedrons or hexahedra. Also see mathematics, polygon, and vertex.

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  • Hexahedron — Hex a*he dron, n.; pl. E. {Hexahedrons}, L. {Hexahedra}. [Hexa + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit: cf. F. hexa[ e]dre.] (Geom.) A solid body of six sides or faces. [1913 Webster] {Regular hexahedron}, a hexagon having six equal squares for its… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hexahedron — [hek΄sə hē′drən] n. pl. hexahedrons or hexahedra [hek΄sə hē′drə] [ModL < Gr hexaedron: see HEXA & HEDRON] a solid figure with six plane surfaces: see POLYHEDRON hexahedral adj …   English World dictionary

  • Hexahedron — A hexahedron (plural: hexahedra) is a polyhedron with six faces. A regular hexahedron, with all its faces square, is a cube.There many kinds of hexahedron, some topologically similar to the cube, and some not. Three are briefly examined… …   Wikipedia

  • hexahedron — noun /hɛksəˈhiːdrən/ A polyhedron with six faces; the regular hexahedron is more commonly called the cube and is one of the Platonic solids. See Also: hexahedral …   Wiktionary

  • hexahedron — šešiasienis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. hexahedron vok. Hexaeder, m; Sechsflach, n; Sechsflächner, m rus. гексаэдр, m; шестигранник, m pranc. hexaèdre, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • hexahedron — heksaedras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. hexahedron vok. Hexaeder, m rus. гексаэдр, m pranc. hexaèdre, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • hexahedron — noun (plural drons; also hexahedra) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek hexaedron, from neuter of hexaedros of six surfaces, from hexa + hedra seat more at sit Date: 1571 a polyhedron of six faces (as a cube) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hexahedron — hexahedral, adj. /hek seuh hee dreuhn/, n., pl. hexahedrons, hexahedra / dreuh/. a solid figure having six faces, as a cube. See illus. under cube. [1565 75; < Gk hexáedron. See HEXA , HEDRON] * * * …   Universalium

  • hexahedron — hex·a·he·dron || ‚heksÉ™ hedrÉ™n , hɪːd n. solid shape having six faces (as in a cube) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hexahedron — [ˌhɛksə hi:drən, hɛd ] noun (plural hexahedra or hexahedrons) a solid figure with six plane faces. Derivatives hexahedral adjective Origin C16: from Gk hexaedron, neut. of hexaedros six faced …   English new terms dictionary

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