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hexadecachoron

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A four-dimensional object analogous to an octahedron, constructed out of sixteen tetrahedra.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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History

Etymology

From hexadeca- (“sixteen”) + -choron (“room”), from Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx, “six”), δέκα (déka, “ten”) and χῶρος (khôros, “room”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: deksesĉelo — four-dimensional object
  • Finnish: 16-solu — four-dimensional object
  • Italian: ipertetraedro — four-dimensional object
  • Italian: esadecacoro — four-dimensional object
  • Japanese: 正十六胞体 (seijūrokuhōtai) — four-dimensional object
  • Polish: szesnastościan czterowymiarowy — four-dimensional object