Not all groups of eubacteria have peptidoglycan, so all eubacteria may be classified as either Gram-positive (able to bind Gram's stain) or Gram-negative (unable to bind Gram's stain).
A portable DVD player is in the shape of a rectangular prism. A soccer ball is in the shape of a truncated icosahedron. These shapes are all examples of polyhedra. A three-dimensional shape whose faces are polygons is known as a polyhedron. This term comes from the Greek words poly, which means many, and hedron, which means face.. So, quite literally, a polyhedron is a three-dimensional object with many faces.
Plural: polyhedra. A polyhedron is a three-dimensional solid figure in which each side is a flat surface. These flat surfaces are polygons and are joined at their edges. The word polyhedron is derived from the Greek poly (meaning many) and the Indo-European hedron (meaning seat or face).A polyhedron has no curved surfaces.The common polyhedron are pyramids and prisms.hese flat surfaces are polygons and are joined at their edges. The word polyhedron is derived from the Greek poly (meaning many) and the Indo-European hedron (meaning seat or face). A polyhedron has no curved surfaces.