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Chiliahedron
Chiliahedron Chil"i*a*hedron, n. [Gr. ? a thousand + ? base, fr. ? to sit.] A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces [Spelt also chilia["e]dron.]
Cubo-octahedron
Cubo-octahedron Cu`bo-oc`ta*he"dron (-dr?n), n. (Crystallog.) A combination of a cube and octahedron, esp. one in which the octahedral faces meet at the middle of the cubic edges.
Dihedron
Dihedron Di*he"dron, n. [See Dihedral.] A figure with two sides or surfaces. --Buchanan.
Duodecahedron
Duodecahedral Du`o*dec`a*he"dral, a., Duodecahedron Du`o*dec`a*he"dron, n. See Dodecahedral, and Dodecahedron.
Enheahedron
Enheahedria En`he*a*he"dri*a, Enheahedron En`he*a*he"dron, n. (Geom.) A figure having nine sides; a nonagon.
Hemihedron
Hemihedron Hem`i*he"dron, n. (Crystallog.) A solid hemihedrally derived. The tetrahedron is a hemihedron.
Heptahedron
Heptahedron Hep`ta*he"dron, n. [Hepta- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit: cf. F. hepta[`e]dre.] (Geom.) A solid figure with seven sides.
Hexahedron
Hexahedron Hex`a*he"dron, n.; pl. E. Hexahedrons, L. Hexahedra. [Hexa- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit: cf. F. hexa[`e]dre.] (Geom.) A solid body of six sides or faces. Regular hexahedron, a hexagon having six equal squares for its sides; a cube.
Hexahedrons
Hexahedron Hex`a*he"dron, n.; pl. E. Hexahedrons, L. Hexahedra. [Hexa- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit: cf. F. hexa[`e]dre.] (Geom.) A solid body of six sides or faces. Regular hexahedron, a hexagon having six equal squares for its sides; a cube.
Hexoctahedron
Hexoctahedron Hex*oc`ta*he"dron, n. [Hex- + octahedron.] (Geom.) A solid having forty-eight equal triangular faces.
Icosahedron
Icosahedron I`co*sa*he"dron, n. [Gr. ?; ? twenty + ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Geom.) A solid bounded by twenty sides or faces. Regular icosahedron, one of the five regular polyhedrons, bounded by twenty equilateral triangules. Five triangles meet to form each solid angle of the polyhedron.
icositetrahedron
Trisoctahedron Tris*oc`ta*he"dron, n. [Gr. ? thrice + FE. octahedron.] (Crystallog.) A solid of the isometric system bounded by twenty-four equal faces, three corresponding to each face of an octahedron. Tetragonal trisoctahedron, a trisoctahedron each face of which is a quadrilateral; called also trapezohedron and icositetrahedron. Trigonal trisoctahedron, a trisoctahedron each face of which is an isosceles triangle.
Icositetrahedron
Icositetrahedron I`co*si*tet`ra*he"dron, n. [Gr. ? twenty + ?, combining form of ? four + ? seat, base.] (Crystallog.) A twenty-four-sided solid; a tetragonal trisoctahedron or trapezohedron.
Octahedron
Octahedron Oc`ta*he"dron, n. [Gr.?, fr. ? eight-side; ? (for ? eight) + ? seat, base, from ? to sit.] (Geom.) A solid bounded by eight faces. The regular octahedron is contained by eight equal equilateral triangles.
Pentagonal dodecahedron
Pentagonal Pen*tag"o*nal, a. [Cf. F. pentagonal, pentagone, L. pentagonus, pentagonius, Gr. ?.] Having five corners or angles. Pentagonal dodecahedron. See Dodecahedron, and Pyritohedron.
Pentahedron
Pentahedron Pen`ta*he"dron, n. [Penta- + Gr. "e`dra seat, base.] A solid figure having five sides.
Polyhedron
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. 2. (Opt.) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
Polyhedrons
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. 2. (Opt.) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
Pyritohedron
Pyritohedron Pyr`i*to*he"dron, n. [Pyrite + Gr. ? base.] (Crystallog.) The pentagonal dodecahedron, a common form of pyrite.
Regular hexahedron
Hexahedron Hex`a*he"dron, n.; pl. E. Hexahedrons, L. Hexahedra. [Hexa- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit: cf. F. hexa[`e]dre.] (Geom.) A solid body of six sides or faces. Regular hexahedron, a hexagon having six equal squares for its sides; a cube.
Regular icosahedron
Icosahedron I`co*sa*he"dron, n. [Gr. ?; ? twenty + ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Geom.) A solid bounded by twenty sides or faces. Regular icosahedron, one of the five regular polyhedrons, bounded by twenty equilateral triangules. Five triangles meet to form each solid angle of the polyhedron.
Regular tetrahedron
Tetrahedron Tet`ra*he"dron, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Geom.) A solid figure inclosed or bounded by four triangles. Note: In crystallography, the regular tetrahedron is regarded as the hemihedral form of the regular octahedron. Regular tetrahedron (Geom.), a solid bounded by four equal equilateral triangles; one of the five regular solids.
Rhombohedron
Rhombohedron Rhom`bo*he"dron, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? rhomb + ??? seat, base.] (Geom. & Crystallog.) A solid contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped.
Salient polyhedron
5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient. Salient angle. See Salient, a., 4. Salient polygon (Geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are salient. Salient polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient.
Scalenohedron
Scalenohedron Sca*le`no*he"dron (-dr[o^]n), n. [Gr. skalhno`s uneven + "e`dra seat, base.] (Crystallog.) A pyramidal form under the rhombohedral system, inclosed by twelve faces, each a scalene triangle.
Tetragonal trisoctahedron
Trisoctahedron Tris*oc`ta*he"dron, n. [Gr. ? thrice + FE. octahedron.] (Crystallog.) A solid of the isometric system bounded by twenty-four equal faces, three corresponding to each face of an octahedron. Tetragonal trisoctahedron, a trisoctahedron each face of which is a quadrilateral; called also trapezohedron and icositetrahedron. Trigonal trisoctahedron, a trisoctahedron each face of which is an isosceles triangle.
Tetrahedron
Tetrahedron Tet`ra*he"dron, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Geom.) A solid figure inclosed or bounded by four triangles. Note: In crystallography, the regular tetrahedron is regarded as the hemihedral form of the regular octahedron. Regular tetrahedron (Geom.), a solid bounded by four equal equilateral triangles; one of the five regular solids.
Tetrahexahedron
Tetrahexahedron Tet`ra*hex`a*he"dron, n. [Tetra- + hexahedron.] (Crystallog.) A solid in the isometric system, bounded by twenty-four equal triangular faces, four corresponding to each face of the cube.
Tetrakishexahedron
Tetrakishexahedron Tet`ra*kis*hex`a*he"dron, n. [Gr. ? four times + E. hexahedron.] (Crystallog.) A tetrahexahedron.
Trapezohedron
Trapezohedron Trap`e*zo*he"dron, n. [NL., from trapezium + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Crystalloq.) (a) A solid bounded by twenty-four equal and similar trapeziums; a tetragonal trisoctahedron. See the Note under Trisoctahedron. (b) A tetartohedral solid of the hexagonal system, bounded by six trapezoidal planes. The faces of this form are common on quartz crystals.

Meaning of Hedron from wikipedia

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- In geometry, an octahedron (pl.: octahedra or octahedrons) is a polyhedron with eight faces. The term is most commonly used to refer to the regular octahedron...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Decahedra. In geometry, a decahedron is a polyhedron with ten faces. There are 32300 topologically distinct decahedra...
- The rhombic triacontahedron, sometimes simply called the triacontahedron as it is the most common thirty-faced polyhedron, is a convex polyhedron with...
- In geometry, a tetrahedron (pl.: tetrahedra or tetrahedrons), also known as a triangular pyramid, is a polyhedron composed of four triangular faces, six...
- In geometry, an icosahedron (/ˌaɪkɒsəˈhiːdrən, -kə-, -koʊ-/ or /aɪˌkɒsəˈhiːdrən/) is a polyhedron with 20 faces. The name comes from Ancient Gr**** εἴκοσι...
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