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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyhedral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
poly-he-dral
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron.

adj

Having multiple planar faces or facets.

adj

Having multiple dihedral angles along the wingspan.

Etymology

From poly- + -hedral.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more polyhedral (comparative) most polyhedral (superlative) polyedric (alternative) polyedrical (alternative) polyedrous (alternative) polyhedric (alternative) polyhedrical (alternative) polyhedrous (alternative)

Derived Forms

heteropolyhedral macropolyhedral polyhedrality polyhedrally polyhedrosis

Phrases

polyhedral disease

Frequently Paired Words

polyhedron

Questions

What does polyhedral mean?
Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron.
Where does polyhedral come from?
From poly- + -hedral.

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