Archimedean solid

English

Etymology

From Archimedes, Greek mathematician and engineer

Noun

Archimedean solid (plural Archimedean solids)

(geometry) Any of a class of convex semiregular polyhedra, composed of two or more types of regular polygon meeting in identical vertices.

Translations

any of a class of semi-regular convex polyhedra composed of two or more types of regular polygon meeting in identical vertices

Finnish: Arkhimedeen kappale
German: archimedischer Körper (de) m
Hungarian: arkhimédészi test (hu)

Italian: solido archimedeo m
Portuguese: sólido arquimediano m, sólido de Arquimedes m
Spanish: sólido arquimediano m, sólido de Arquímedes m

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