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24-cell

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

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  • /twɛntiˈfoʊɹˌsɛl/

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noun

Meaning 1

A four-dimensional polytope whose twenty-four bounding facets are octahedra and which has no three-dimensional analogue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • 2002, T. Robbin, Formian for art and mathematics, G. A. R. Parke, P. Disney (editors), Space Structures 5, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Space Structures, Volume 1, page 445, One more example of a four dimensional tessellation is given using the 24-cell, see Fig 2.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From 24 + cell.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: dudekkvarĉelo — four-dimensional polytope
  • Finnish: 24-solu — four-dimensional polytope
  • Japanese: 正二十四胞体 (seinijūshihōtai) — four-dimensional polytope
  • Korean: 정이십사포체 (jeong'isipsapoche) — four-dimensional polytope