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Definition of "hexahedron" []

  • A polyhedron, such as a cube, that has six faces. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hexahedron" in a sentence
  • "Plato, the dialectician, condescended to allow to God the liberty of making five worlds; because, said he, there are five regular solids in geometry, the tetrahedron, the cube, the hexahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron."
  • "After several years of moving my belongings in and out of storage, I can see the appeal of this portable, hexahedron lifestyle."
  • "The mesher delivers a perfect form of the forming part, based on high-precision hexahedron technology with a minimum of elements."