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octahedron

noun

oc·​ta·​he·​dron ˌäk-tə-ˈhē-drən How to pronounce octahedron (audio)
plural octahedrons or octahedra ˌäk-tə-ˈhē-drə How to pronounce octahedron (audio)
: a solid bounded by eight plane faces

Illustration of octahedron

Illustration of octahedron

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web They are defined by symmetry, and the Greeks knew that there were only five possibilities meeting the criteria: the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron. Eugenia Cheng, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2017 Diamonds, which form eight-sided crystals called octahedrons, can be billions of years old, Dr. Harlow said. C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times, 12 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

Greek oktaedron, from okta- + -edron -hedron

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of octahedron was in 1570

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