5-cell

noun
/ˈfaɪvˌsɛl/

Etymology

From 5 + cell.

  1. derived from *ḱel-
  2. derived from *ḱelneh₂
  3. derived from *kelnā
  4. derived from cele
  5. derived from cel
  6. derived from cella
  7. inherited from cell
  8. inherited from celle
  9. compounded as 5-cell — “5 + cell

Definitions

  1. A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to a tetrahedron, whose five bounding facets are…

    A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to a tetrahedron, whose five bounding facets are tetrahedra.

    • In every vertex of the 5-cell, 8-cell and 120-cell there are 4 concurring edges; in every vertex of the 24-cell, 8 edges.
    • For example, a 5-cell is bounded by five three-dimensional tetrahedra, an 8-cell by eight cubes, etc., the 5-cell and the 24-cell being duals of each other (the points correspond to spaces and lines to planes).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for 5-cell. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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