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polyhedron vs octahedron

octahedron vs polyhedron

polyhedron and octahedron both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
polyhedron Yes No No No
octahedron Yes No No No
As nouns, octahedron is a hyponym of polyhedron; that is, octahedron is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than polyhedron:
  • polyhedron: a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
  • octahedron: any polyhedron having eight plane faces
polyhedron (noun) octahedron (noun)
a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces any polyhedron having eight plane faces
Difference between polyhedron and octahedron

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