tetrahedral en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌtɛ.tɹəˈhiː.dɹəl/
Etymology
From tetra- + -hedral.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, relating to, or having the shape of a tetrahedron.
Of the convex polyhedra with regular faces, the only ones that have tetrahedral, octahedral, or icosahedral symmetry are the Platonic and Archimedean solids.
1966, Norman W. Johnson, “Convex Polyhedra with Regular Faces”, in Canadian Journal of Mathematics, volume XVIII, number I, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, page 181:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tetrahedric | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tetrahedrally · tristetrahedral · tetrahedrality · tetrahedral number · tetrahedralization · orthotetrahedral · ditetrahedral · polytetrahedral · nontetrahedral · tetrahedralisable · pseudotetrahedral · tetrahedralize
Relateds
Translations (16)
fr tétraédral (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · pl czworościenny (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · tl patdayagin (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · nn tetraedrisk (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · uk чотиригранний (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · pt tetraédrico (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · nl tetraëdraal (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · da tetraedrisk (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · nl viervlakkig (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · nl tetraëdrisch (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · fi nelitahkoinen (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · it tetraedrico (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · nb tetraedrisk (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · fr tétraédrique (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · de tetraedrisch (pertaining to a tetrahedron) · ru четырёхгранный (pertaining to a tetrahedron)