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polytetrahedron

polytetrahedron noun: a uniform convex polychoron made up of 600 tetrahedral cells; a hexacosichoron.

Noun

polytetrahedron (plural polytetrahedra)

  1. A uniform convex polychoron made up of 600 tetrahedral cells; a hexacosichoron.
  2. A connected set of regular tetrahedra, the 3-dimensional analogue of a polyiamond.

Forms of polytetrahedron

pluralpolytetrahedra

Origin of polytetrahedron

From poly- + tetrahedron.

Questions about polytetrahedron

What does polytetrahedron mean?
Polytetrahedron means a uniform convex polychoron made up of 600 tetrahedral cells; a hexacosichoron.
What part of speech is polytetrahedron?
Polytetrahedron is a noun.
What is the plural of polytetrahedron?
The plural of polytetrahedron is polytetrahedra.

Words near polytetrahedron in the dictionary

  1. polytetrafluorethylenes
  2. polytetrafluoroethylene
  3. polytetrafluoroethylenes
  4. polytetrahedra
  5. polytetrahedral
  6. polytetrahedron
  7. polytetrahydrofuran
  8. polytetrahydrofurans
  9. polytextual
  10. polythalamous
  11. polytheism

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