"octadecahedron" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-octadecahedron.wav Forms: octadecahedra [plural], octadecahedrons [plural]
Etymology: From octadeca- + -hedron. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|octadeca|hedron}} octadeca- + -hedron Head templates: {{en-noun|octadecahedra|s}} octadecahedron (plural octadecahedra or octadecahedrons)
  1. (geometry) A polyhedron with eighteen faces. Wikipedia link: octadecahedron Synonyms: octakaidecahedron Related terms: octadecahedral Translations (Translations): 18-tahokas (Finnish), osiemnastościan [masculine] (Polish), восемнадцатигранник (vosemnadcatigrannik) [masculine] (Russian)
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