"-choron" meaning in English

See -choron in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek χώρος (khṓros, “room”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|χώρος||room}} Ancient Greek χώρος (khṓros, “room”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -choron, {{en-suffix}} -choron
  1. (geometry) Used to form the names of 4-dimensional solids bounded by a certain number of cells/polyhedra (polychora). Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Geometry, Higher-dimensional geometry

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