| 释义 |
-hedron -hedron(word root) side, faceExamples of words with the root -hedron: tetrahedron-hedronsuff. A crystal or geometric figure having a specified kind or number of surfaces: heptahedron.
[New Latin, from Greek -edron, from neuter of -edros, -sided, from hedrā, face; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]-hedron n combining form (Mathematics) indicating a geometric solid having a specified number of faces or surfaces: tetrahedron. [from Greek -edron -sided, from hedra seat, base] -hedral adj combining form-hedron a combining form used in the names of geometrical solid figures having the form or number of faces specified by the initial element: tetrahedron. [< Greek -edron, neuter of -edros having bases, -sided, derivative of hédra seat, face of a geometrical form (compare cathedra)] |