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polychoron

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

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌpɒlɪˈkɔːɹɒn/
  • UK: /ˌpɒliːˈkɔːɹɒn/
  • UK: /ˌpɒlɪˈkəʊɹɒn/
  • UK: /ˌpɒliːˈkəʊɹɒn/
  • US: /ˌpɑliˈkoɹɑn/
  • US: /ˌpɑliˈkoʊɹɑn/
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹɒn
  • rhymes with -əʊɹɒn

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noun

Meaning 1

A four-dimensional polytope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From poly- + -choron, from Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s, “many”) and χῶρον (khôron, “room; space”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: plurĉelo — four-dimensional polytope
  • French: polychore — four-dimensional polytope
  • German: Polichoron — four-dimensional polytope
  • Italian: policoro — four-dimensional polytope
  • Japanese: 多胞体 (tahōtai) — four-dimensional polytope
  • Macedonian: многуќелијник (mnoguḱelijnik) — four-dimensional polytope
  • Macedonian: полихорон (polihoron) — four-dimensional polytope
  • Polish: polichoron — four-dimensional polytope
  • Russian: многояче́йник (mnogojačéjnik) — four-dimensional polytope
  • Russian: полихоро́н (polixorón) — four-dimensional polytope
  • Spanish: policoro — four-dimensional polytope