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Webster 1913 Edition
Polyhedron
Polˊy-he′dron
,Noun.
pl. E.
Polyhedrons
. (#)
, L. Polyhedra
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] with many seats or sides;
πολύσ
many + [GREEK] a seat or side: cf. F. polyèdre
.] 1.
(Geom.)
A body or solid contained by many sides or planes.
2.
(Opt.)
A polyscope, or multiplying glass.