Definition:Polyhedron/Linguistic Note
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Linguistic Note on Polyhedron
The word polyhedron comes directly from the Classical Greek πολύεδρον:
- polys (πολύς), meaning many
- hedron (a form of ἕδρα), meaning base or seat.
The technically correct plural of polyhedron is polyhedra, but the word polyhedrons can often be found.
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): -hedron
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): -hedron