"16-cell" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪksˈtiːnˌsɛl/ Audio: en-us-16-cell.ogg [US] Forms: 16-cells [plural]
Etymology: 16 + cell Etymology templates: {{compound|en|16|cell}} 16 + cell Head templates: {{en-noun}} 16-cell (plural 16-cells)
  1. (geometry) A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to an octahedron, whose sixteen bounding facets are tetrahedra. Wikipedia link: 16-cell Categories (topical): Geometry, Higher-dimensional geometry, Mathematics, Shapes Synonyms (4-dimensional polytope analogous to an octahedron): 4-orthoplex, 4-demicube, 4-hemicube, demihypercube, demitesseract, hexadecachoron, hexadecahedroid Translations (four-dimensional object): deksesĉelo (Esperanto), 16-cella [feminine] (Italian), 4-ortoplesso [masculine] (Italian), ipertetraedro [masculine] (Italian), esadecacoro [masculine] (Italian), 正十六胞体 (seijūrokuhōtai) (alt: せいじゅうろくほうたい) (Japanese), шестнадцатиячейник (šestnadcatijačejnik) (Russian)

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