tetrakaidekahedron en · NOUN
Etymology
From tetrakaideka- + -hedron.
Meanings
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A solid figure having fourteen faces.
Two large flat surfaces and twelve edge facets make each squame a fourteen-sided solid or tetrakaidecahedron.
2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 81:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tetrakaidekahedrons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tetrakaidecahedron | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tetrakaidekahedra | Number=Plur | lexicographic |