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cuboctahedron

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cub·​octahedron | \ "+ \
variants: or less commonly cubo-octahedron \ ¦kyüˌbō+ \

Definition of cuboctahedron

: one of the 13 Archimedean solids having as faces six equal squares and eight equal regular triangles and formed by cutting off the corners of a cube

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History and Etymology for cuboctahedron

cub- + octahedron

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“Cuboctahedron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuboctahedron. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.

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