tetrahedron
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tetrahedron (ˌtɛtrəˈhiːdrən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -drons, -dra | |
| 1. | See also polyhedron a solid figure having four plane faces. A regular tetrahedron has faces that are equilateral triangles |
| 2. | any object shaped like a tetrahedron |
| [C16: from New Latin, from Late Greek tetraedron; see | |
| tetra'hedral | |
| —adj | |
| tetra'hedrally | |
| —adv | |
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Tetrahedron
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
tetrahedron
solid figure contained by four triangular surfaces, 1570, from Late Gk. tetraedron, originally neuter of tetraedros (adj.) "four-sided," from tetra- "four" + hedra "seat, base, chair, face of a geometric solid," from PIE base *sed- "to sit" (see sedentary).
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| tetrahedron (tět'rə-hē'drən) Pronunciation Key
Plural tetrahedrons or tetrahedra A polyhedron having four faces. |
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Example sentences
To see the major dimensions of this problem, imagine a tetrahedron, a pyramid with a triangular base and three triangular sides.
More specifically a silica tetrahedron makes up their internal structure.
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