"hexadecachoron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hexadecachorons [plural], hexadecachora [plural]
Etymology: hexadeca- (“sixteen”) + -choron (“room”), from Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx, “six”), δέκα (déka, “ten”) and χώρος (khṓros, “room”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hexadeca|choron|gloss1=sixteen|gloss2=room}} hexadeca- (“sixteen”) + -choron (“room”), {{uder|en|grc|ἕξ||six}} Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx, “six”), {{m|grc|δέκα||ten}} δέκα (déka, “ten”), {{m|grc|χώρος||room}} χώρος (khṓros, “room”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|hexadecachora}} hexadecachoron (plural hexadecachorons or hexadecachora)
  1. (mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to an octahedron, constructed out of sixteen tetrahedra. Wikipedia link: 16-cell Categories (topical): Geometry, Mathematics, Shapes Synonyms: 16-cell Translations (four-dimensional object): deksesĉelo (Esperanto), 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)

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