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Meaning of HEXAHEDRON

Pronunciation:  `heksu'heedrun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any polyhedron having six plane faces
 
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 See Also: polyhedron, rhombohedron

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hex`a*he"dron\, n.; pl. E. {Hexahedrons}, L.
{Hexahedra}. [Hexa- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit: cf. F.
hexa[`e]dre.] (Geom.)
A solid body of six sides or faces.
{Regular hexahedron}, a hexagon having six equal squares for
   its sides; a cube.
 

 

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