"pentachoron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pentachorons [plural], pentachora [plural]
Etymology: From penta- (“five”) + -choron (“room”), from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) and χώρος (khṓros, “room”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|penta|choron|gloss1=five|gloss2=room}} penta- (“five”) + -choron (“room”), {{uder|en|grc|πέντε||five}} Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|pentachora}} pentachoron (plural pentachorons or pentachora)
  1. (mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra. Wikipedia link: 5-cell Categories (topical): Geometry, Higher-dimensional geometry, Mathematics, Shapes Synonyms: 5-cell Hypernyms: polychoron Translations (four-dimensional object): kvinĉelo (Esperanto), pentachore [masculine] (French), pentatope [masculine] (French), Pentachoron [neuter] (German), ipertetraedro [masculine] (Italian), pentacoro [masculine] (Italian), 正五胞体 (seigohōtai) (alt: せいごほうたい) (Japanese), pentácoro [masculine] (Portuguese), pentácoro [masculine] (Spanish), pentácoron [masculine] (Spanish), pentatopo [masculine] (Spanish)

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