Where Does the Word Hexahedron Come from?

[Greek hexaedron, from neuter of hexaedros, having six sides : hexa-, hexa- + -edros, sided; see -HEDRON.]

Is hexahedron a word?

noun, plural hex·a·he·drons, hex·a·he·dra [hek-suh-hee-druh]. a solid figure having six faces, as a cube.

What is a regular hexahedron called?

(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces; the regular hexahedron is more commonly called the cube and is one of the Platonic solids.