two types of hexahedrons
hex·a·he·dron
(hĕk′sə-hē′drən)n. pl. hex·a·he·drons or hex·a·he·dra (-drə)
A polyhedron, such as a cube, that has six faces.
[Greek hexaedron, from neuter of hexaedros, having six sides : hexa-, hexa- + -edros, sided; see -hedron.]
hex′a·he′dral (-drəl) adj.
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hexahedron
(ˌhɛksəˈhiːdrən)n, pl -drons or -dra (-drə)
(Mathematics) a solid figure having six plane faces. A regular hexahedron (cube) has square faces. See also polyhedron
ˌhexaˈhedral adj
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hex•a•he•dron
(ˌhɛk səˈhi drən)n., pl. -drons, -dra (-drə).
a solid figure, as a cube, having six faces.
[1565–75; < Greek hexáedron]
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| Noun | 1. |  hexahedron - any polyhedron having six plane facespolyhedron - a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces rhombohedron - a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms) |
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