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Boerdijk-Coxeter helix

Boerdijk-Coxeter helix proper noun: a linear stacking of regular tetrahedra, arranged so that the edges of the complex that belong to only one tetrahedron form three intertwined helices.

Proper noun

the Boerdijk-Coxeter helix

  1. A linear stacking of regular tetrahedra, arranged so that the edges of the complex that belong to only one tetrahedron form three intertwined helices.

Origin of Boerdijk-Coxeter helix

Named after H. S. M. Coxeter and A. H. Boerdijk.

Questions about Boerdijk-Coxeter helix

What does Boerdijk-Coxeter helix mean?
Boerdijk-Coxeter helix means a linear stacking of regular tetrahedra, arranged so that the edges of the complex that belong to only one tetrahedron form three intertwined helices.
What part of speech is Boerdijk-Coxeter helix?
Boerdijk-Coxeter helix is a proper noun.

Words near Boerdijk-Coxeter helix in the dictionary

  1. boerboels
  2. boerboon
  3. boerboons
  4. boerbull
  5. boerbulls
  6. Boerdijk-Coxeter helix
  7. Boerdom
  8. boerekos
  9. Boeress
  10. Boeresses
  11. boerewors

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