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Octahedra vs Octahedron - What's the difference?

octahedra | octahedron |

As nouns the difference between octahedra and octahedron

is that octahedra is while octahedron is (geometry) a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the platonic solids.

octahedra

English

Alternative forms

* octahedrons

Noun

(head)

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    octahedron

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (geometry) a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.

    • Related terms

    * octahedral English nouns with irregular plurals