polychoron

English

Etymology

poly- (“many”) +‎ -choron (“room”), from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) and χώρος (khṓros, “room”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔlɨˈkoʊɹɔn/

Noun

polychoron (plural polychorons or polychora)

(mathematics) A four-dimensional polytope

Translations

four-dimensional polotype

Esperanto: plurĉelo
French: polychore (fr) m
German: Polichoron n

Italian: policoro m
Japanese: 多胞体 (たほうたい, tahōtai)
Russian: полихоро́н m (polixorón)

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