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rhombicuboctahedron

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An Archimedean solid with eight triangular and eighteen square faces; the small rhombicuboctahedron.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

Either of the small rhombicuboctahedron and great rhombicuboctahedron.

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History

Etymology

From Latin rhombicuboctahaedron, referring to the fact that the twelve of the square faces lie in the same planes as the twelve faces of the rhombic dodecahedron, the dual of the cuboctahedron. (See rhombicuboctahedron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: rombikuboktaedri — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • French: rhombicuboctaèdre — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • German: Rhombenkuboktaeder — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • Hungarian: rombikuboktaéder — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • Italian: rombicubottaedro — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • Japanese: 斜方立方八面体 — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • Japanese: 菱形立方八面体 — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • Korean: 마름모육팔면체 (mareummoyukpalmyeonche) — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • Polish: sześcio-ośmiościan rombowy mały — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • Portuguese: rombicuboctaedro — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • Russian: ромбокубооктаэдр (rombokubooktaedr) — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • Spanish: rombicuboctaedro — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces
  • Ukrainian: ромбокубооктаедр (rombokubooktaedr) — polyhedron with 8 triangular and 18 square faces