"icositetrachoron" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /aɪkoʊsɪtɛtɹəˈkoʊɹɔn/ Forms: icositetrachorons [plural], icositetrachora [plural]
Etymology: icosi- (“twenty”) + tetra- (“four”) + -choron (“room”), from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”) τέτταρες (téttares, “four”) and χώρος (khṓros, “room”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|icosa||alt1=icosi-|gloss1=twenty}} icosi- (“twenty”) +, {{confix|en|tetra|choron|gloss1=four|gloss2=room}} tetra- (“four”) + -choron (“room”), {{uder|en|grc|εἴκοσι||twenty}} Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”), {{m|grc|τέτταρες||four}} τέτταρες (téttares, “four”), {{m|grc|χώρος||room}} χώρος (khṓros, “room”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|icositetrachora}} icositetrachoron (plural icositetrachorons or icositetrachora)
  1. (mathematics) A four-dimensional object with no regular three-dimensional analogue, constructed out of twenty-four octahedra. Wikipedia link: 24-cell Categories (topical): Geometry, Mathematics, Shapes Synonyms: 24-cell Translations (four-dimensional object): 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), двадцатичетырёхъячейник (dvadcatičetyrjóxʺjačejnik) (Russian)

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