Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

polyhedronmore about polyhedron

polyhedron


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Polyhedron  \Pol`y*he"dron\,  n.;  pl  E.  {Polyhedrons}.,  L. 
  {Polyhedra}.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?  with  many  seats  or  sides;  poly`s 
  many  +  ?  a  seat  or  side:  cf  F.  poly[`e]dre.] 
  1.  (Geom.)  A  body  or  solid  contained  by  many  sides  or  planes. 
 
  2.  (Opt.)  A  polyscope,  or  multiplying  glass. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  polyhedron 
  n  :  a  solid  figure  bounded  by  plane  polygons  or  faces 




more about polyhedron