Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A folded paper construction that can be flexed along its folds to reveal and conceal its faces alternately.
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- noun geometry A flat model made from folded
strips of paper that can befolded , orflexed , to reveal a number of hidden faces.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Blend of flex + hexagon.]
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