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truncated tetrahedra

truncated tetrahedra is the plural of truncated tetrahedron.

Meaning of truncated tetrahedron

Noun

truncated tetrahedron (plural truncated tetrahedra or truncated tetrahedrons)

  1. A convex polyhedron, with four triangular and four hexagonal faces, that is an Archimedean solid and can be constructed by truncating a regular tetrahedron at each vertex by one-third the length of each adjoining edge.
    • The space of the El Al pyramid is created essentially by the packing of truncated tetrahedrons.1968, Cindy Marriott, A Critical Analysis of Israeli Architecture, 1948-1967: A Study in Cultural Conflict, page 63

Questions about truncated tetrahedra

What is truncated tetrahedra the plural of?
Truncated tetrahedra is the plural of truncated tetrahedron.

Words near truncated tetrahedra in the dictionary

  1. truncated icosahedrons
  2. truncated icosidodecahedron
  3. truncated octahedra
  4. truncated octahedron
  5. truncated octahedrons
  6. truncated tetrahedra
  7. truncated tetrahedron
  8. truncated tetrahedrons
  9. truncatedly
  10. truncatedness
  11. truncatellid

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