Difference between Polyhedral and Solid

What is the difference between Polyhedral and Solid?

Polyhedral as an adjective is (of a solid or surface.) having multiple planar faces or facets. while Solid as an adjective is in the solid state; not fluid.

Polyhedral

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (Of a solid or surface.) Having multiple planar faces or facets. (Of a fixed-wing aircraft.) Having multiple dihedral angles along the wingspan

Solid

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).A favor: a helpful deed.An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.Food which is not liquid-based.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Without spaces or hyphens.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: In the solid state; not fluid.Large, massive.Filling.Lacking holes or hollows; as solid gold, solid chocolate.Strong or unyielding; as a solid foundation.Lacking errors or inconsistencies.Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.Excellent, especially musically.Being of a single color throughout.

Example sentence: We think that the world is a solid, vivid place, full of shape and colour and solid objects like this table and this microphone and so on, but we actually create that in our heads out of the bits of information that hit the back of our eyeballs or hit our eardrums or hit our tongues or whatever.

We hope you now know whether to use Polyhedral or Solid in your sentence.

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