pentachoron

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pentachoron

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From penta- (“five”) + -choron (“4-dimensional solid”), from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) and χῶρος (khôros, “room”).

noun pentachorons · pentachora

A four-dimensional object analogous to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra. A triangle becomes a tetrahedron (a type of pyramid), then a pentachoron (a hyperpyramid).
Similar: 5-cell

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noun four-dimensional object

Español	pentácoro, pentácoron, pentatopo
日本語	正五胞体 seigohōtai
Português	pentácoro
Français	pentachore, pentatope
Deutsch	Pentachoron
Italiano	ipertetraedro, pentacoro

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@misc{pentachoron_2026,
  title = {pentachoron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pentachoron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}