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-hedron

Syllabification: (-hedron)
Definition of -hedron

combining form (plural -hedra or -hedrons)

  • in nouns denoting geometric solids having a specified number of plane faces:decahedron
  • denoting geometric solids having faces of a specified shape:rhombohedron

Origin:

from Greek hedra 'seat, base'

-hedron in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of -hedron in the British & World English dictionary