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octahedral

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or having the shape of an octahedron.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From octa- + -hedral.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: octaèdric — having eight plane surfaces
  • Finnish: kahdeksantahkoinen — having eight plane surfaces
  • French: octaédrique — having eight plane surfaces
  • German: oktahedral — having eight plane surfaces
  • Polish: ośmiościenny — having eight plane surfaces
  • Russian: восьмигранный (vosʹmigrannyj) — having eight plane surfaces
  • Russian: октаэдральный (oktaedralʹnyj) — having eight plane surfaces
  • Spanish: octaédrico — having eight plane surfaces
  • Ukrainian: восьмигранний (vosʹmyhrannyj) — having eight plane surfaces
  • Catalan: octaèdric — of, or pertaining to octahedra
  • French: octaédrique — of, or pertaining to octahedra
  • German: oktahedral — of, or pertaining to octahedra
  • Spanish: octaédrico — of, or pertaining to octahedra
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