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chiliahedron

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

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  • /kɪlɪəˈhiːdɹən/
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noun

Meaning 1

A polyhedron bounded by one thousand plane surfaces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From chilia- + -hedron.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: 1000-tahokas (tuhattahokas) — polyhedron with a thousand faces
  • German: 1000-Flächner — polyhedron with a thousand faces
  • German: Tausendflächner — polyhedron with a thousand faces
  • Greek: χιλίεδρο (chilíedro) — polyhedron with a thousand faces
  • Italian: chiliedro — polyhedron with a thousand faces
  • Polish: 1000-ościan — polyhedron with a thousand faces
  • Russian: тысячегранник (tysjačegrannik) — polyhedron with a thousand faces
  • Ukrainian: тисячогранник (tysjačohrannyk) — polyhedron with a thousand faces
  • Welsh: milochr — polyhedron with a thousand faces
  • Welsh: milochran — polyhedron with a thousand faces
  • Welsh: milochron — polyhedron with a thousand faces