triakis tetrahedron

noun

A Catalan solid with 12 isosceles triangle faces, being the dual of the truncated tetrahedron.

Meanings

nountriakis tetrahedron (plural triakis tetrahedra)

plural triakis tetrahedra · alternative triakistetrahedron

  1. geometryA Catalan solid with 12 isosceles triangle faces, being the dual of the truncated tetrahedron.

    Synonyms: tristetrahedron

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Catalan solid with 12 isosceles triangle faces, being the dual of the truncated tetrahedron.

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