Polyhedron : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Polyhedron	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Polyhedron
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
polyhedron n a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polyhedron \Pol`y*he"dron\, n.; pl. E. {Polyhedrons}., L. {Polyhedra}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] with many seats or sides; poly`s many + [?] a seat or side: cf. F. poly[8a]dre.] 1. (Geom.) A body or solid contained by many sides or planes. 2. (Opt.) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.