polyhedral
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of polyhedral
1805–15; < Greek polýedr ( os ) many-based ( polyhedron ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Secondly, flexible DNA provides additional degrees of freedom in the assembly of non-space-filling polyhedral nanoparticles, leading to the creation of complex crystals with symmetries not previously achievable with colloidal crystal engineering with DNA.
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024
They employed them to show that you can, in a sense, hear the shapes of rooms—specifically convex, polyhedral ones.
From Scientific American • Jun. 28, 2022
Some viral capsids are simple polyhedral “spheres,” whereas others are quite complex in structure.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
With the help of an evolving rule book, seven polyhedral dice, addition skills and flexible imaginations, players determine their characters’ backgrounds, strengths, moral alignments and traits.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2022
A semi-circular, or polyhedral termination of the chancel.
From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous
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