"sphericon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsfɛɹ.ɪ.kɒn/ [UK], /ˈsfɪɹ.ə.kɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sphericon.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sphericons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sphericon (plural sphericons)
  1. (geometry) A solid constructed by slicing a bicone with 90-degree apices through a plane containing both of them, rotating one half by 90 degrees, and reconnecting them; the resulting shape has a single continuous face, and two edges. Categories (topical): Geometry Related terms: Mathworld article on the sphericon, The Sphericon Translations ((geometry) a solid constructed by slicing a bicone): esfericón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sphericon-en-noun-4YbvWqed Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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