orthoplex

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A convex polytope analogous to an octahedron (3 dimensions) or 16-cell (4 dimensions).
    — We made use of another way of considering the 120 cells, starting with the eight at the vertices of an orthoplex, that is, in the cells of a hypercube.

词形变化

orthoplexes plural

词源

Coined in 1991 by John Horton Conway and Neil Sloane. Blend of orthant + complex, since it has one facet for each orthant.
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