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直方体 (ちょくほうたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
rectangular prism ; cuboid ; rectangular solid
mathematics
Mathematical term for a solid figure with six rectangular faces; all angles are right angles. In everyday contexts, 直方体 is the standard word, while 立方体 is used specifically for a cube.
この 箱はこ は 直ちょく 方ほう 体たい の 形かたち を し て い ます 。
This box is in the shape of a rectangular solid.
Kanji 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness 方 direction, person, alternative Similar words 立りっ 方ぽう 体たい 立方体 is a cube (all edges equal), while 直方体 is a rectangular prism where faces are rectangles, not necessarily squares.
長ちょう 方ほう 形けい 長方形 is a two-dimensional rectangle; 直方体 is its three-dimensional counterpart.
Etymology Compound of 直 (straight, right angle), 方 (square, direction), and 体 (body, solid). The term directly describes a solid with right-angled faces.
