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Definition of octahedron noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

octahedron

noun
 
/ˌɒktəˈhiːdrən/
 
/ˌɑːktəˈhiːdrən/
(geometry)
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  1. a solid figure with eight flat sides, especially one whose sides are eight equal triangles
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Greek oktaedron, neuter (used as a noun) of oktaedros ‘eight-faced’.
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