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sphericon

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

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  • UK: /ˈsfɛɹ.ɪ.kɒn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈsfɪɹ.ə.kɑn/

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noun

Meaning 1

A solid constructed by slicing a bicone with 90-degree apices through a plane containing both of them, rotating one half by 90 degrees, and reconnecting them; the resulting shape has a single continuous face, and two edges.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Translations

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  • Spanish: esfericón — (geometry) a solid constructed by slicing a bicone