Meanings
plural tetrahemihexahedra
- A concave uniform polyhedron with four triangular faces, three square faces, twelve edges and six vertices.
Synonyms: hemicuboctahedron
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA concave uniform polyhedron with four triangular faces, three square faces, twelve edges and six vertices.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
- Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
- Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
- Englishtetra-
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
- Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
- Englishhemi-
- Englishhexahedron
- Englishtetrahemihexahedron
From tetra- + hemi- + hexahedron.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French tétrahémihexaèdre, hémicuboctaèdre
- tétrahémihexaèdreTranslations
- hémicuboctaèdreTranslations
Cite this entry
tetrahemihexahedron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahemihexahedron
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