"24-cell" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /twɛntiˈfoʊɹˌsɛl/ Forms: 24-cells [plural]
Etymology: 24 + cell Etymology templates: {{compound|en|24|cell}} 24 + cell Head templates: {{en-noun}} 24-cell (plural 24-cells)
  1. (geometry) A four-dimensional polytope whose twenty-four bounding facets are octahedra and which has no three-dimensional analogue. Wikipedia link: 24-cell Categories (topical): Geometry, Higher-dimensional geometry, Mathematics, Shapes Synonyms (4-dimensional polytope with 24 octahedral facets): hyper-diamond, icositetrachoron, octacube, octaplex, polyoctahedron Translations (four-dimensional polytope): dudekkvarĉelo (Esperanto), 24-solu (Finnish), 正二十四胞体 (seinijūshihōtai) (alt: せいにじゅうしほうたい) (Japanese)

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