Polyhedron

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Polyhedron \Pol`y*he"dron\, n.; pl. E. {Polyhedrons}., L.
     {Polyhedra}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? with many seats or sides; poly`s
     many + ? a seat or side: cf. F. poly[`e]dre.]
     1. (Geom.) A body or solid contained by many sides or planes.
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     2. (Opt.) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  polyhedron
       n : a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
       [also: {polyhedra} (pl)]