TETRAHEDRON


Meaning of TETRAHEDRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌte-trə-ˈhē-drən ]

noun

( plural -drons or tet·ra·he·dra -drə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Greek tetraedron, neuter of tetraedros having four faces, from Greek tetra- + hedra seat, face — more at sit

Date: 1570

: a polyhedron that has four faces

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