octahedral

English

Alternative forms

• octahedric (much less common)

Etymology

From octa- +‎ -hedral.

Adjective

octahedral (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or having the shape of an octahedron.
   • 1966, Norman W. Johnson, “Convex Polyhedra with Regular Faces”, in Canadian Journal of Mathematics, volume XVIII, number I, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, page 181:

     Of the convex polyhedra with regular faces, the only ones that have tetrahedral, octahedral, or icosahedral symmetry are the Platonic and Archimedean solids.

Related terms

• octahedron

Translations

having eight plane surfaces

• Catalan: octaèdric
• Finnish: kahdeksantahkoinen
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: oktahedral
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: ośmiościenny
• Russian: восьмигранный (ru) (vosʹmigrannyj), октаэдральный (ru) (oktaedralʹnyj)
• Spanish: octaédrico (es)
• Ukrainian: восьмигранний (vosʹmyhrannyj)

of, or pertaining to octahedra

• Catalan: octaèdric
• French: octaédrique (fr)
• German: oktahedral
• Spanish: octaédrico (es)