cuboctahedron

Definition

An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.

Etymology

Blend of cube + octahedron, reflecting the fact that it can be regarded both as a rectified cube and a rectified octahedron.

Example Sentences

• "There are just two polyhedra that will fulfill these conditions: the cuboctahedron and the icosidodecahedron (Diagram 3.3)."
• "In the case of perfect, symmetric L1₀ cuboctahedra, two of the (001)-surfaces have to be terminated completely with either iron or platinum."
• "Octahedra are also needed to make the packing of square-sharing cuboctahedra space filling (Fig. 2.4(c))."