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what is meaned by truncated octahendron?

In geometry, the truncated octahedron is an Archimedean solid. It has 14 faces (8 regular hexagonal and 6 square), 36 edges, and 24 vertices. Since each of its faces has point symmetry the truncated octahedron is a zonohedron.
The truncated octahedron is one of the 13 Archimedean solids. The model is made of 6 squares and 8 hexagons.



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