polyhedral

English

Alternative forms

• polyedric (obsolete)
• polyedrical (obsolete)
• polyedrous (obsolete)
• polyhedric
• polyhedrical (Walter Charleton, 1620–1707)
• polyhedrous

Etymology

From poly- +‎ -hedral.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

polyhedral (comparative more polyhedral, superlative most polyhedral)

1. (mathematics, geometry) Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron.
2. (geometry, of a solid or surface) Having multiple planar faces or facets.
3. (aeronautics, of a fixed-wing aircraft) Having multiple dihedral angles along the wingspan.

Derived terms

• heteropolyhedral
• macropolyhedral
• polyhedral disease
• polyhedrality
• polyhedrally
• polyhedrosis

Related terms

• polyhedron

Translations

(geometry) having multiple planar faces or facets

Aragonese: poliedrico Asturian: poliédricu Belarusian: шматгра́нны (šmathránny) Catalan: polièdric (ca) Czech: mnohostěnný Finnish: monitahkoinen French: polyhédrique German: polyhedral Italian: please add this translation if you can Japanese: 多面体の (ja) (ためんたいの, tamentai no) Polish: wielościenny (pl) Portuguese: poliédrica f, poliédrico m Russian: полиэдра́льный (ru) (poliedrálʹnyj), многогра́нный (ru) (mnogogránnyj) Spanish: poliédrico Ukrainian: багатогра́нний (uk) (bahatohránnyj)