triakis octahedron
triakis octahedron noun: a Catalan solid with 24 isosceles triangle faces, 36 edges and 14 vertices, being the dual of the truncated cube.
Noun
triakis octahedron (plural triakis octahedra)
- A Catalan solid with 24 isosceles triangle faces, 36 edges and 14 vertices, being the dual of the truncated cube.
- Examined in this way an octahedron of alum (ammonium or potassium) is found to yield, not one, but three images from each face; and closer inspection shows that the crystal is not really an octahedron, but has the form of a very flat triakis-octahedron.1903, Henry Woodward, Geological Magazine, page 266
Forms of triakis octahedron
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Origin of triakis octahedron
From Ancient Greek τριάκις (triákis, “thrice”) + English octahedron
Questions about triakis octahedron
- What does triakis octahedron mean?
- Triakis octahedron means a Catalan solid with 24 isosceles triangle faces, 36 edges and 14 vertices, being the dual of the truncated cube.
- What part of speech is triakis octahedron?
- Triakis octahedron is a noun.
- What is the plural of triakis octahedron?
- The plural of triakis octahedron is triakis octahedra.
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