Meanings
adjectivetetrahedral (not comparable)
alternative tetrahedric
- not comparableOf, 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
Origin
Translations
Danish tetraedrisk
- tetraedriskpertaining to a tetrahedron
Dutch tetraëdrisch, tetraëdraal
- tetraëdrischpertaining to a tetrahedron
- tetraëdraalpertaining to a tetrahedron
- viervlakkigpertaining to a tetrahedron
Finnish nelitahkoinen
- nelitahkoinenpertaining to a tetrahedron
French tétraédrique, tétraédral
- tétraédriquepertaining to a tetrahedron
- tétraédralpertaining to a tetrahedron
German tetraedrisch
- tetraedrischpertaining to a tetrahedron
Italian tetraedrico
- tetraedricopertaining to a tetrahedron
Norwegian Bokmål tetraedrisk
- tetraedriskpertaining to a tetrahedron
Polish czworościenny
- czworościennypertaining to a tetrahedron
Portuguese tetraédrico
- tetraédricopertaining to a tetrahedron
Russian четырёхгранный
- четырёхгранный (četyrjóxgrannyj)pertaining to a tetrahedron
Tagalog patdayagin
- patdayaginpertaining to a tetrahedron
Ukrainian чотиригранний
- чотиригранний (čotyryhrannyj)pertaining to a tetrahedron
Cite this entry
APA
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MLA
“tetrahedral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahedral. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrahedral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahedral.
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