triskaidecahedron
triskaidecahedron noun: synonym of tridecahedron.
Noun
triskaidecahedron (plural triskaidecahedra or triskaidecahedrons)
- Synonym of tridecahedron.
- From the various dodecahedrons may be derived seven triskaidecahedrons, and from these in turn may be derived seven tetrakaidecahedrons.1935, R[oger] P[hilip] Wodehouse, “Pollen-grain Characters”, in Pollen Grains: Their structure, identification and significance in science and medicine, New York, N.Y.; London: McGraw-Hill Book...
- These demonstrations (Figures 6, 7, 8, and 9) are operations available to the trigonal, tetragonal tetrakaidecahedra, and triskaidecahedron (Figures 10, 11 and 12).1968, Donald G. Wood, Space Enclosure Systems: The Variables of Packing Cell Design, page 17
- Synonyms:
- tridecahedron
Synonyms of triskaidecahedron
Forms of triskaidecahedron
| plural | triskaidecahedra |
|---|---|
| plural | triskaidecahedrons |
| alternative form | triskaidekahedron |
Origin of triskaidecahedron
From triskaideca- + -hedron.
Questions about triskaidecahedron
- What does triskaidecahedron mean?
- Triskaidecahedron means synonym of tridecahedron.
- What part of speech is triskaidecahedron?
- Triskaidecahedron is a noun.
- What is the plural of triskaidecahedron?
- The plural of triskaidecahedron is triskaidecahedra.
Words near triskaidecahedron in the dictionary
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