"orthoplex" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: orthoplexes [plural]
Etymology: Coined in 1991 by John Horton Conway and Neil Sloane. Blend of orthant + complex, since it has one facet for each orthant. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|orthant|complex}} Blend of orthant + complex Head templates: {{en-noun}} orthoplex (plural orthoplexes)
  1. (geometry) A convex polytope analogous to an octahedron (3 dimensions) or 16-cell (4 dimensions). Wikipedia link: Cross-polytope, John Horton Conway, Neil Sloane Categories (topical): Geometry Synonyms (polytope analogous to an octahedron): cocube, cross-polytope, hyperoctahedron Hyponyms (polytope analogous to an octahedron): 16-cell, 4-orthoplex, hexadecachoron, octahedron Derived forms: 4-orthoplex Related terms: simplex, hypercube, Turán graph
    Sense id: en-orthoplex-en-noun-Gx30JkkF Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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