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regular octahedron

/ˌrɛg(jə)lər ˈɑktəˌhidrən/
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Other forms: regular octahedrons; regular octahedra

Definitions of regular octahedron
  1. noun
    an octahedron with eight equilateral triangles as faces
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    type of:
    Platonic body, Platonic solid, ideal solid, regular convex polyhedron, regular convex solid, regular polyhedron
    any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
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