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Record 1 2012-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

An isometric crystal having 48 equal triangular faces.

CONT

[A] hexoctahedron is composed of 48 triangular faces, each of which intersects all three crystallographic axes at different lengths.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Polyèdre à 48 faces, forme cristalline appartenant au système cubique.

CONT

L'ensemble produit l'«hexaoctaèdre», qui constitue la forme simple la plus riche en faces, soit quarante-huit triangles équilatéraux [...]

CONT

Les huit sommets du cube étant semblables, ces huit sommets donnent : 8 X 6 = 48 facettes. Si ces facettes sont développées au point de faire disparaître le cube [...], nous avons un solide limité par 48 facettes; 48 plans = l'hexaoctaèdre.

Spanish

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