hexahedron

[ hek-suh-hee-druhn ]

noun

, plural hex·a·he·drons, hex·a·he·dra [hek-s, uh, -, hee, -dr, uh].

1. a solid figure having six faces, as a cube.

hexahedron

/ ˌhɛksəˈhiːdrən /

noun

1. a solid figure having six plane faces. A regular hexahedron (cube) has square faces See also polyhedron

hexahedron

/ hĕk′sə-hē′drən /

, Plural hexahedrons

1. A polyhedron, such as a cube, that has six faces.

Derived Forms

• ˌhexaˈhedral, adjective

Other Words From

• hexa·hedral adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexahedron¹

From the Greek word hexáedron, dating back to 1565–75. See hexa-, -hedron

Example Sentences

That would be closer to an icosi hexahedron.

From Washington Post

Traditionalists can also opt to listen to the track in its entirety by "flattening" the digital hexahedron with a click of a button.

From The Verge

A big budget, containing cryptograms, is headed 'Grammatical Lottery'; and there is the title-page of a treatise on The Duplication of the Hexahedron, demonstrated geometrically to all the Universities and all the Academies of Europe.'

From Project Gutenberg

This is bounded by six square faces parallel to the cubic planes of symmetry; it is known also as the hexahedron.

From Project Gutenberg

Hexahedron, heks-a-hē′dron, n. a cube, a regular solid with six sides or faces, each of these being a square.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg