English words for 'Polyhedral; many-sided.'
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noun
- (geometry) The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.
- (sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.
- (especially attributive) A minimum or bare essentials.
- (printing) A very thin form of light-faced type.
- (botany) The network of veins in a leaf.
- (figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
- (computing, middleware) A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
- (idiomatic) Clipping of skeleton in the closet (“a shameful secret”).
- (anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
- An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
- (figuratively) A very thin person.
- (countable) The form of toboggan used in this sport.
- (architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
- something reduced to its minimal form
- a scandal that is kept secret
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
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adj
adj
noun
- a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases their holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
- A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
- (by extension) Any structure or diagram with many members at the bottom and progressively fewer towards the top.
- An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
- (neuroanatomy) A medullary pyramid, the medial-most bumps on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata
- (card games, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Pyramid. (a solitaire card game)
- (geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
- (journalism) An approximately triangular headline consisting of several centered lines of text of increasing length.
- A pyramid scheme.
- (card games) The triangular layout of cards in the game of Pyramid.
verb
- use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
- arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
- increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
- enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
- (transitive, genetics) To combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.
- (intransitive) To employ, or take part in, a pyramid scheme.
- To build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid.
- (finance) To engage in pyramid trading.
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verb
noun
- (geometry) A polygon with three sides and three angles.
- a three-sided polygon
- (historical, usually in the plural) A frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which people were bound for corporal punishment.
- (music) A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.
- (systemics) The structure of systems composed with three interrelated objects.
- A love triangle.
- A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle.
- (rail transport) A triangular formation of railway tracks, with a curve on at least one side.
- (US, Canada) A set square.
- (billiards) A triangular piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played.
- any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
- something approximating the shape of a triangle
- a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
noun
- (geometry) A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
- (cellular automata) The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
- Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
- (meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
- A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.
- (now historical) A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
- (entomology) The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.
- (biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
- A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
- A section or compartment of a larger structure.
- (communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.
- (biology, now chiefly botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
- A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
- A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
- (architecture) A cella.
- (statistics) The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
- (US, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, informal) A cellular phone.
- A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- (communication) A short, fixed-length packet, as in asynchronous transfer mode.
- (architecture) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
- (entomology) An area of an insect wing bounded by veins.
- (card games) In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.
- a room where a prisoner is kept
- a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
- any small compartment
- a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
- small room in which a monk or nun lives
- a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
- (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
verb
noun
- a three-sided polygon
- a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome
- (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees
- (countable, astrology) A division consisting of three star signs.
- (countable, astrology) A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
- (countable, zoology) The cusp (cutting region) of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.
- (countable, geometry, rare) A triangle.
- (uncountable, historical) An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation. (See Wikipedia's entry for the game)
- (countable, historical, music) An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
adj
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- lacking continuity or regularity
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
noun
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.
- (transitive) To check; to reprimand.
- (transitive) To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of.
- (transitive) To stub out (a cigarette etc).
- To sob with convulsions.
- (transitive) To halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner.
- (transitive) To turn down insultingly; to dismiss.
- refuse to acknowledge
- reject outright and bluntly
noun
- (geometry) The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.
- (sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.
- (especially attributive) A minimum or bare essentials.
- (printing) A very thin form of light-faced type.
- (botany) The network of veins in a leaf.
- (figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
- (computing, middleware) A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
- (idiomatic) Clipping of skeleton in the closet (“a shameful secret”).
- (anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
- An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
- (figuratively) A very thin person.
- (countable) The form of toboggan used in this sport.
- (architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
- something reduced to its minimal form
- a scandal that is kept secret
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
noun
- a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases their holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
- A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
- (by extension) Any structure or diagram with many members at the bottom and progressively fewer towards the top.
- An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
- (neuroanatomy) A medullary pyramid, the medial-most bumps on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata
- (card games, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Pyramid. (a solitaire card game)
- (geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
- (journalism) An approximately triangular headline consisting of several centered lines of text of increasing length.
- A pyramid scheme.
- (card games) The triangular layout of cards in the game of Pyramid.
verb
- use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
- arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
- increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
- enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
- (transitive, genetics) To combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.
- (intransitive) To employ, or take part in, a pyramid scheme.
- To build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid.
- (finance) To engage in pyramid trading.
noun
- (geometry) A polygon with three sides and three angles.
- a three-sided polygon
- (historical, usually in the plural) A frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which people were bound for corporal punishment.
- (music) A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.
- (systemics) The structure of systems composed with three interrelated objects.
- A love triangle.
- A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle.
- (rail transport) A triangular formation of railway tracks, with a curve on at least one side.
- (US, Canada) A set square.
- (billiards) A triangular piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played.
- any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
- something approximating the shape of a triangle
- a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
noun
- (geometry) A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
- (cellular automata) The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
- Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
- (meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
- A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.
- (now historical) A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
- (entomology) The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.
- (biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
- A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
- A section or compartment of a larger structure.
- (communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.
- (biology, now chiefly botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
- A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
- A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
- (architecture) A cella.
- (statistics) The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
- (US, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, informal) A cellular phone.
- A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- (communication) A short, fixed-length packet, as in asynchronous transfer mode.
- (architecture) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
- (entomology) An area of an insect wing bounded by veins.
- (card games) In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.
- a room where a prisoner is kept
- a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
- any small compartment
- a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
- small room in which a monk or nun lives
- a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
- (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
verb
noun
- a three-sided polygon
- a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome
- (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees
- (countable, astrology) A division consisting of three star signs.
- (countable, astrology) A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
- (countable, zoology) The cusp (cutting region) of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.
- (countable, geometry, rare) A triangle.
- (uncountable, historical) An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation. (See Wikipedia's entry for the game)
- (countable, historical, music) An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
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adj
adj
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adj
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- lacking continuity or regularity
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
noun
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.
- (transitive) To check; to reprimand.
- (transitive) To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of.
- (transitive) To stub out (a cigarette etc).
- To sob with convulsions.
- (transitive) To halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner.
- (transitive) To turn down insultingly; to dismiss.
- refuse to acknowledge
- reject outright and bluntly