mutetrahedron
mutetrahedron noun: a regular skew apeirohedron with six hexagons around each vertex, formed by an infinite number of truncated tetrahedron-like cells (specifically, truncated tetrahedra missing their triangle faces, with the resulting triangle-shaped holes joined to form empty spaces in the shape of faceless tetrahedra) in Euclidean 3D space.
Noun
mutetrahedron (plural mutetrahedra or mutetrahedrons)
- A regular skew apeirohedron with six hexagons around each vertex, formed by an infinite number of truncated tetrahedron-like cells (specifically, truncated tetrahedra missing their triangle faces, with the resulting triangle-shaped holes joined to form empty spaces in the shape of faceless tetrahedra) in Euclidean 3D space.
Forms of mutetrahedron
| plural | mutetrahedra |
|---|---|
| plural | mutetrahedrons |
Origin of mutetrahedron
Short for multiple tetrahedron.
Questions about mutetrahedron
- What does mutetrahedron mean?
- Mutetrahedron means a regular skew apeirohedron with six hexagons around each vertex, formed by an infinite number of truncated tetrahedron-like cells (specifically, truncated tetrahedra missing their triangle faces, with the resulting triangle-shaped holes joined to form empty spaces in the shape of faceless tetrahedra) in Euclidean 3D space.
- What part of speech is mutetrahedron?
- Mutetrahedron is a noun.
- What is the plural of mutetrahedron?
- The plural of mutetrahedron is mutetrahedra.
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