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Webster 1913 Edition


Hexahedron

Hexˊa-he′dron

,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Hexahedrons
(#)
, L.
Hexahedra
(#)
.
[
Hexa-
+ Gr. [GREEK] seat, base, fr. [GREEK] to sit: cf. F.
hexaèdre
.]
(Geom.)
A solid body of six sides or faces.
Regular hexahedron
,
a hexagon having six equal squares for its sides; a cube.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hexahedron

HEXAHE'DRON

,
Noun.
[Gr. six, and a base or seat.] A regular solid body of six sides; a cube.

Definition 2024


hexahedron

hexahedron

English

Noun

hexahedron (plural hexahedrons or hexahedra)

  1. (geometry) A polyhedron with six faces. The regular hexahedron is the cube itself, and is one of the Platonic solids.

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