Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Twelve-sided: as, a dihexagonal prism or pyramid: also used to describe a double six-sided pyramid or quartzoid.
- In crystallography, noting a type of symmetry characterized by a hexad axis (that is, one of six-fold symmetry) in which six planes of symmetry intersect. See
symmetry .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Consisting of two hexagonal parts united; thus, a
dihexagonal pyramid is composed of two hexagonal pyramids placed base to base. - adjective Having twelve similar faces.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Consisting of two
hexagonal parts united. - adjective Having twelve similar
faces .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The specimen is exceedingly rare not only because of its size and color, but also because of its dihexagonal, or twelve-sided, shape.
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The specimen is exceedingly rare not only because of its size and color, but also because of its dihexagonal, or twelve-sided, shape.
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The specimen is exceedingly rare not only because of its size and color, but also because of its dihexagonal, or twelve-sided, shape.
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The specimen is exceedingly rare not only because of its size and color, but also because of its dihexagonal, or twelve-sided, shape.
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The specimen is exceedingly rare not only because of its size and color, but also because of its dihexagonal, or twelve-sided, shape.
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The specimen is exceedingly rare not only because of its size and color, but also because of its dihexagonal, or twelve-sided, shape.
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The specimen is exceedingly rare not only because of its size and color, but also because of its dihexagonal, or twelve-sided, shape.
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The specimen is exceedingly rare not only because of its size and color, but also because of its dihexagonal, or twelve-sided, shape.
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