polychoron en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɑliˈkoɹɑn/ (US)
- /ˌpɒlɪˈkɔːɹɒn/ (UK)
- /ˌpɒliːˈkɔːɹɒn/ (UK)
- /ˌpɑliˈkoʊɹɑn/ (US)
- /ˌpɒlɪˈkəʊɹɒn/ (UK)
- /ˌpɒliːˈkəʊɹɒn/ (UK)
Etymology
From poly- + -choron, from Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s, “many”) and χῶρον (khôron, “room; space”).
Meanings
- A four-dimensional polytope.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polychora | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| polychorons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
tesseract · hypercube · pentachoron
Translations (11)
fr polychore (four-dimensional polytope) · mk полихорон (four-dimensional polytope) · ru полихоро́н (four-dimensional polytope) · ja 多胞体 (four-dimensional polytope) · ru многояче́йник (four-dimensional polytope) · de Polichoron (four-dimensional polytope) · eo plurĉelo (four-dimensional polytope) · mk многуќелијник (four-dimensional polytope) · pl polichoron (four-dimensional polytope) · it policoro (four-dimensional polytope) · es policoro (four-dimensional polytope)