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triakis tetrahedron

triakis tetrahedron noun: a Catalan solid with 12 isosceles triangle faces, being the dual of the truncated tetrahedron.

triakis tetrahedron: a Catalan solid with 12 isosceles triangle faces, being the dual of the truncated tetrahedron
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Noun

triakis tetrahedron (plural triakis tetrahedra)

  1. A Catalan solid with 12 isosceles triangle faces, being the dual of the truncated tetrahedron.
    Synonyms:
    tristetrahedron

Synonyms of triakis tetrahedron

Forms of triakis tetrahedron

pluraltriakis tetrahedra
alternative formtriakistetrahedron

Questions about triakis tetrahedron

What does triakis tetrahedron mean?
Triakis tetrahedron means a Catalan solid with 12 isosceles triangle faces, being the dual of the truncated tetrahedron.
What part of speech is triakis tetrahedron?
Triakis tetrahedron is a noun.
What is the plural of triakis tetrahedron?
The plural of triakis tetrahedron is triakis tetrahedra.

Words near triakis tetrahedron in the dictionary

  1. triagonal
  2. triakid
  3. triakids
  4. triakis icosahedron
  5. triakis octahedron
  6. triakis tetrahedron
  7. triakisoctahedra
  8. triakisoctahedron
  9. triakisoctahedrons
  10. triakistetrahedra
  11. triakistetrahedral

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