Found 2 items, similar to tetrahedron.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tetrahedron
tetrahedron
n : any polyhedron having four plane faces
[also:
tetrahedra (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tetrahedron
Tetrahedron
\Tet`ra*he"dron\, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr.
? to sit.] (Geom.)
A solid figure inclosed or bounded by four triangles.
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Note: In crystallography, the regular tetrahedron is regarded
as the hemihedral form of the regular octahedron.
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Regular tetrahedron (Geom.), a solid bounded by four equal
equilateral triangles; one of the five regular solids.
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