trisoctahedron

trisoctahedron


tris·oc·ta·he·dron    Audio Help   (trĭs-ŏk'tə-hē'drən)   

n.   pl. tris·oc·ta·he·drons or tris·oc·ta·he·dra (-drə)
A solid figure having 24 equal faces, every three of which correspond to one face of an octahedron.

[Greek tris, thrice; see trei- in Indo-European roots + octahedron.]
tris·oc'ta·he'dral (-drəl) adj.
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