polyèdre

See also: polyedre

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin polyedron, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύεδρος (polúedros, “having many seats”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.li.ɛdʁ/

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Noun

polyèdre m (plural polyèdres)

1. (geometry) polyhedron (solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges)

   Coordinate term: polygone

Descendants

• → Dutch: polyeder

Further reading

• “polyèdre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

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