polyhedral angle
- noun
- /ˌpɒliˈhiːdrəl ˈæŋɡəl/
- Specialized
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ángulo poliedral
- A cube has a right polyhedral angle at each corner, where three faces come together.
Examples
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The polyhedral angle formed at the apex of a pyramid consists of several triangular faces meeting at a point.
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In geometry, a polyhedral angle is created when three or more planes intersect at a single vertex.
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In geometry class, we studied how to calculate the volume related to a polyhedral angle.
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A polyhedral angle is formed where three planes intersect.
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The polyhedral angle at the vertex is crucial for the shape.
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A cube has a right polyhedral angle at each corner, where three faces come together.
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The polyhedral angle formed at the apex of a pyramid consists of several triangular faces meeting at a point.
Synonyms
A measure that shows how much space an object appears to take from a point in three dimensions
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'polyhedral' (relating to a solid with flat faces) combined with 'angle' clearly signals a type of angle associated with polyhedra, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is an angle occurring in a polyhedral context. However, 'angle' is most commonly understood in 2D (between lines), and the precise technical sense—the 3D space formed by intersecting planes at a vertex—is specialized and not fully predictable without geometric background. Because the composition gives a plausible general idea but not the exact technical meaning, it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Polyhedral angle comes from the picture of a solid corner, like the corner of a dice or a pyramid, where several flat faces meet at a single point. The word polyhedral means 'many faces' and angle means the 'space' between those faces, so the phrase names the three-dimensional 'corner' formed by them.
