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octahedron

[ ok-tuh-hee-druhn ]

noun

plural octahedrons, octahedra
  1. a solid figure having eight faces.


octahedron

/ ˌɒəˈːə /

noun

  1. a solid figure having eight plane faces
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

octahedron

/ ŏ′tə-ŧə /

, Plural octahedrons

  1. A polyhedron that has eight faces.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of octahedron1

1560–70; < Greek ǰáDz eight-sided (neuter of ǰáDz ), equivalent to okta- octa- + -edron -hedron
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"Specifically, these molecules introduce in-plane hydrogen bonding that is compatible with both the ionic nature and octahedron spacing of halide perovskites," she said.

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All of this is enough to send any mother into a spiral of madness, or an even more elaborate shape — a Möbius strip of insanity, an octahedron of derangement.

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Adjacent octahedrons were rotated 90 degrees from one another and connected at the corners.

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The Feb. 22 Local Living article “Give your bookshelf a little more character” included a geometric object labeled “large octahedron.”

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The second is a specific bonding geometry, which is achieved when octahedra formed from metal and oxygen ions share their edges to form a honeycomb lattice.

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