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One example of an octahedron in the real world is a diamond crystal structure, which is a naturally occurring octahedral shape due to its arrangement of carbon atoms. Another example is the molecular structure of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), which has an octahedral shape with six fluorine atoms surrounding a central sulfur atom.
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SteveWell, honey, an octahedron is a fancy word for a shape with eight faces. One example you can find in the real world is a pair of pyramids glued together at the base, like a diamond shape. Another example is a stop sign, with its eight sides forming an octahedral shape. Hope that clears things up for ya!
Ah, the octahedron is a beautiful shape found in nature and man-made structures. One example in the natural world is fluorite crystals, which often form in octahedral shapes. Another example is the stop sign we see on the road every day, with its eight triangular faces coming together to create an octahedral shape. Just like painting a happy little tree, the octahedron can be found all around us if we take a moment to look.
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What is a two pyramids stuck together in diamond shape called?
Octahedron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octahedron
What shape has 8 of triangular faces?
An octahedron: two quadrilateral based pyramids with their bases together.
What does octahedron mean?
Eight sided three-dimensional shape. Often this looks like two pyramids stuck together at their bases.
What is an eight sided object called?
A two-dimension shape with eight sides is an octagon. A three-dimensional object with eight sides is an octahedron.
How many vertices does an octahedron have?
An octahedron, which is a 3-dimensional solid, has 6 vertices. It has 8 sides, each of which is an equilateral triangle (in the case of the regular octahedron). This solid shape looks like two square pyramids joined base to base. Use the link and surf on over to Wikipedia to see a picture.* * * * *An octahedron is the name for a non-specific shape.It could, as described above, be a rectangular bipyramid with 6 vertices.Or it could be a heptagonal pyramid, in which case it has 8 vertices.Or it could be a hexagonal prism, in which case it has 12 vertices.There are other octahedra (or octahedrons).
