octahedron








noun, plural oc·ta·he·drons, oc·ta·he·dra [ok-tuhhee-druh] /ˌɒk təˈhi drə/.

  1. a solid figure having eight faces.

noun plural -drons or -dra (-drə)

  1. a solid figure having eight plane faces

n.1560s, from Greek oktahedron, neuter of oktahedros “eight-sided,” from okta- “eight” (see octa-) + hedra “seat” (see sedentary). Related: Octahedral. Plural octahedrons octahedra

  1. A polyhedron that has eight faces.
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