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octahedron [Brit ˌɒktəˈhiːdrən, Am ˌɑktəˈhidrən] N

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The tetrahedron, octahedron, icosahedron, and great icosahedron appear commonly in non-prismatic uniform polychora, but not in their snub constructions. en.wikipedia.org

In addition, by duality with the octahedron, the cube, which is usually regular, can be made quasiregular if alternate vertices are given different colors. en.wikipedia.org

Each octahedron is rotated by an equal (and opposite, within a pair) angle. en.wikipedia.org

For example diamonds, which have a cubic crystal system, are often found as octahedrons. en.wikipedia.org

In simple alkyllithium reagents, these triangles aggregate to form tetrahedron or octahedron structures. en.wikipedia.org

For example the cube and the regular octahedron share the same symmetry, as do the regular dodecahedron and icosahedron. en.wikipedia.org

As the name suggests, it can be constructed by gyroelongating an octahedron (square bipyramid) by inserting a square antiprism between its congruent halves. en.wikipedia.org

At each linked edge two oxygen ions are shared between two octahedra, and each octahedron must have two shared edges to form a chain. en.wikipedia.org

The closest vertex of the 16-cell to the viewer projects onto the center of the octahedron. en.wikipedia.org

The octahedron shares two of its opposite faces with that of neighbouring vanadinite units, forming a continuous chain of octahedrons. en.wikipedia.org

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