How to pronounce octahedron
American English pronunciation
ok-tuh-HEE-drun
- IPA
- /ˌɑktəˈhidɹən/
- Syllables
- ok · tuh · HEE · drun (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What octahedron means
A solid shape with eight flat faces, often triangles
In a sentence: Zoe glued two paper pyramids together, base to base, to make an octahedron.
Where it comes from: It comes from Greek words meaning eight and seat or base.
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