"truncated cube" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: truncated cubes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} truncated cube (plural truncated cubes)
  1. (geometry) A polyhedron with eight triangular and six octagonal faces that is an Archimedean solid and can be constructed by truncating a cube at each vertex along each adjoining edge. Wikipedia link: truncated cube Categories (topical): Geometry, Polyhedra
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