tetrahedron
English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek τετράεδρον (tetráedron, “triangle-based pyramid”), from τετράεδρος (tetráedros), from τετράς (tetrás, “four”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”); synchronically analyzable as tetra- + -hedron.
Pronunciation
Noun
tetrahedron (plural tetrahedrons or tetrahedra)
- (geometry) A polyhedron with four faces; the regular tetrahedron, the faces of which are equal equilateral triangles, is one of the Platonic solids.
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Translations
polyhedron
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regular tetrahedron
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