convex polyhedron

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Noun convex polyhedron has 1 sense

convex polyhedron - a polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygon
--₁ is a kind of polyhedron

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Convex Polyhedron

Description:

A convex polyhedron is a three-dimensional solid with flat faces and all its internal angles less than 180 degrees. The surface of a convex polyhedron curves outward in all directions, creating a uniformly round shape.

Sample Sentences:

The soccer ball is a convex polyhedron with 12 pentagonal and 20 hexagonal faces.
A cube is a convex polyhedron with six equal square faces.
Pyramids are examples of convex polyhedra with polygonal base(s) and triangular faces converging to a vertex.
The dodecahedron is a convex polyhedron with 12 regular pentagonal faces.
Convex polyhedra are extensively used in computer graphics for 3D modeling and rendering purposes.

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