mutetrahedron

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noun

A regular skew apeirohedron with six hexagons around each vertex, formed by an infinite number of truncated tetrahedron-like cells (specifically, truncated tetrahedra missing their triangle faces, with the resulting triangle-shaped holes joined to form empty spaces in the shape of faceless tetrahedra) in Euclidean 3D space.

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Meanings

nounmutetrahedron (plural mutetrahedra or mutetrahedrons)

plural mutetrahedra · plural mutetrahedrons

  1. geometryA regular skew apeirohedron with six hexagons around each vertex, formed by an infinite number of truncated tetrahedron-like cells (specifically, truncated tetrahedra missing their triangle faces, with the resulting triangle-shaped holes joined to form empty spaces in the shape of faceless tetrahedra) in Euclidean 3D space.

Origin

Short for multiple tetrahedron.

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Translations

Japanese 六角六片三角孔ねじれ正多面体
  • 六角六片三角孔ねじれ正多面体 (rokkakurokuhenkakukōnejireseitamentai)regular skew apeirohedron
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APA

mutetrahedron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutetrahedron

MLA

“mutetrahedron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutetrahedron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutetrahedron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutetrahedron.

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