tetrahedron

[ te-truh-hee-druhn ]

/ ˌtɛ trəˈhi drən /

noun, plural tet·ra·he·drons, tet·ra·he·dra [te-truh-hee-druh]. /ˌtɛ trəˈhi drə/.

Geometry. a solid contained by four plane faces; a triangular pyramid.

any of various objects resembling a tetrahedron in the distribution of its faces or apexes.

Origin of tetrahedron

1560–70; tetra- + -hedron, modeled on Late Greek tetráedron, noun use of neuter of tetráedros four-sided

Words nearby tetrahedron

tetragonal trisoctahedron, tetragram, Tetragrammaton, tetrahedral, tetrahedrite, tetrahedron, tetrahydrate, tetrahydric, tetrahydro-, tetrahydrocannabidinol, tetrahydrocannabinol

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Example sentences from the Web for tetrahedron

The tetrahedron in Fig. 32 may appear either as erect on its base or as leaning backward with its base seen from underneath.
Visual Illusions|Matthew Luckiesh
Round Mars describe a tetrahedron; the circle including this will be Jupiter.
The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler|David Brewster
From the sides of the hollow square sprang long arms of spheres, each tipped by a tetrahedron.
The Metal Monster|A. Merritt
About Mars' orbit describe a tetrahedron: the sphere containing this will be Jupiter's orbit.
The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy|John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune

That for the tetrahedron has 12 for its order, for the cube (or octahedron) 24, and for the icosahedron (or dodecahedron) 60.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tetrahedron

tetrahedron

/ (ˌtɛtrəˈhiːdrən) /

noun plural -drons or -dra (-drə)

a solid figure having four plane faces. A regular tetrahedron has faces that are equilateral trianglesSee also polyhedron

any object shaped like a tetrahedron

Derived forms of tetrahedron

tetrahedral, adjectivetetrahedrally, adverb

Word Origin for tetrahedron

C16: from New Latin, from Late Greek tetraedron; see tetra-, -hedron

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Scientific definitions for tetrahedron

tetrahedron

[ tĕt′rə-hē′drən ]

Plural tetrahedrons tetrahedra

A polyhedron having four faces.

单词	tetrahedron
释义	tetrahedron [ te-truh-hee-druhn ] / ˌtɛ trəˈhi drən / noun, plural tet·ra·he·drons, tet·ra·he·dra [te-truh-hee-druh]. /ˌtɛ trəˈhi drə/. Geometry. a solid contained by four plane faces; a triangular pyramid. any of various objects resembling a tetrahedron in the distribution of its faces or apexes. Origin of tetrahedron 1560–70; tetra- + -hedron, modeled on Late Greek tetráedron, noun use of neuter of tetráedros four-sided Words nearby tetrahedron tetragonal trisoctahedron, tetragram, Tetragrammaton, tetrahedral, tetrahedrite, tetrahedron, tetrahydrate, tetrahydric, tetrahydro-, tetrahydrocannabidinol, tetrahydrocannabinol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tetrahedron The tetrahedron in Fig. 32 may appear either as erect on its base or as leaning backward with its base seen from underneath. Visual Illusions\|Matthew Luckiesh Round Mars describe a tetrahedron; the circle including this will be Jupiter. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler\|David Brewster From the sides of the hollow square sprang long arms of spheres, each tipped by a tetrahedron. The Metal Monster\|A. Merritt About Mars' orbit describe a tetrahedron: the sphere containing this will be Jupiter's orbit. The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy\|John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune That for the tetrahedron has 12 for its order, for the cube (or octahedron) 24, and for the icosahedron (or dodecahedron) 60. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for tetrahedron tetrahedron / (ˌtɛtrəˈhiːdrən) / noun plural -drons or -dra (-drə) a solid figure having four plane faces. A regular tetrahedron has faces that are equilateral trianglesSee also polyhedron any object shaped like a tetrahedron Derived forms of tetrahedron tetrahedral, adjectivetetrahedrally, adverb Word Origin for tetrahedron C16: from New Latin, from Late Greek tetraedron; see tetra-, -hedron Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for tetrahedron tetrahedron [ tĕt′rə-hē′drən ] Plural tetrahedrons tetrahedra A polyhedron having four faces. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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