noun
- a solid figure with many flat faces, straight edges, and sharp corners
Usage: geometry
Examples
- A cube is a simple example of a polyhedron with six square faces.
- The students learned to identify different types of polyhedra in geometry class.
- A pyramid is a polyhedron with a polygonal base and triangular faces.
- The crystal formed a beautiful polyhedron with twelve pentagonal faces.
- Mathematicians study the properties of regular polyhedra like tetrahedrons and octahedrons.
- The architect designed a building shaped like a complex polyhedron.