Hexaoctahedron
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hexaoctahedron is a noun meaning Alternative form of hexoctahedron.
Meaning
Alternative form of hexoctahedron.
Example Sentences
Diamond, C. I. In octahedrons, hexaoctahedrons; cleavage octahedral.
It usually forms rounded octahedra, often twinned, transparent, yellow, brown, green, less often blue and black; it rarely occurs in the form of hexaoctahedra.
The natural crystalline form of diamonds is a regular octahedron although a few have been found that were hexaoctahedrons.[…]Hexaoctahedrons have forty-eight faces.
The seven kinds consist of three unique forms which are the cube, octahedron, and rhombic dodecahedron, and four families of forms having the shape of icositetrahedra, trisoctahedra, tetrahexahedra, and hexaoctahedra.
Word Forms
- hexaoctahedra
- hexaoctahedrons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hextetrahedron, tetrakaidecahedron, hemicosahedron, icosaedron, tetrahedrization, triskaidekahedron.
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