Hexakisoctahedron

Quick meaning: Hexakisoctahedron is a noun meaning A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.

Meaning

A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.

Example Sentences

The plagihedral hemihedral forms of the cubis system are, with the exception of those derivable from hexakisoctahedra, undistinguishable from the holohedral forms.

The second is a hemihedral combination of which no corresponding homohedral variety has been discovered, and no hemihexakisoctahedrons have been found to correspond with the rest of the known hexakisoctahedrons, § 408.

The plane (1 2 3), which is an example of the most general crystal plane in the cubic system because its hkl indices are all different, lies between (1 1 2) and (0 1 1) planes; the 48 planes of the {1 2 3} form make up a hexakisoctahedron.

Word Forms

• hexakisoctahedra
• hexakisoctahedrons

Synonyms for hexakisoctahedron

Depending on context, synonyms include hexoctahedron.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tetrahexahedron, dihexahedron, trisoctahedron, hexatetrahedron, triakisoctahedron, tetrakishexahedron.

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