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16-cell

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to an octahedron, whose sixteen bounding facets are tetrahedra.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From 16 + cell.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: deksesĉelo — four-dimensional object
  • Greek: υπεροκτάεδρο (yperoktáedro) — four-dimensional object
  • Greek: ορθόπλεξη (orthóplexi) — four-dimensional object
  • Italian: 16-cella — four-dimensional object
  • Italian: 4-ortoplesso — four-dimensional object
  • Italian: ipertetraedro — four-dimensional object
  • Italian: esadecacoro — four-dimensional object
  • Japanese: 正十六胞体 (seijūrokuhōtai) — four-dimensional object
  • Korean: 정십육포체 (jeongsibyukpoche) — four-dimensional object
  • Russian: шестнадцатиячейник (šestnadcatijačejnik) — four-dimensional object