Definition of OCTAHEDRON

octahedron

Plural: octahedra, octahedrons

Noun

  • any polyhedron having eight plane faces
  • a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀκτάεδρον (oktáedron). By surface analysis, octa- + -hedron.

Scrabble Score: 16

octahedron: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
octahedron: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
octahedron: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

octahedron: valid Words With Friends Word