"sexahedron" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-sexahedron.wav Forms: sexahedrons [plural]
Etymology: From sexa- + -hedron. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|sexa|hedron}} sexa- + -hedron Head templates: {{en-noun}} sexahedron (plural sexahedrons)
  1. (rare) Synonym of hexahedron Tags: rare Synonyms: hexahedron [synonym, synonym-of]

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