Meaning & use
octahedral
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Having the shape of an octahedron, a solid figure with eight flat faces.
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Diamond crystals often form in an octahedral shape.
The molecule has an octahedral structure, with six atoms arranged around a central atom.
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Common in chemistry, crystallography, and geometry to describe eight-faced structures.
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