tetrahedral

English

Alternative forms

• tetrahedric (much less common)

Etymology

From tetra- +‎ -hedral.

Adjective

tetrahedral (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or having the shape of a tetrahedron.
   • 1966, Norman W. Johnson, “Convex Polyhedra with Regular Faces”, in Canadian Journal of Mathematics, volume XVIII, number I, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, page 181:

     Of the convex polyhedra with regular faces, the only ones that have tetrahedral, octahedral, or icosahedral symmetry are the Platonic and Archimedean solids.

Derived terms

• ditetrahedral
• nontetrahedral
• orthotetrahedral
• polytetrahedral
• pseudotetrahedral
• tetrahedralisable
• tetrahedrality
• tetrahedralization
• tetrahedrally
• tetrahedral number
• tristetrahedral

 

Related terms

• tetrahedron

Translations

pertaining to a tetrahedron

• Danish: tetraedrisk
• Finnish: nelitahkoinen
• French: tétraédrique (fr), tétraédral (fr)
• German: tetraedrisch
• Italian: tetraedrico (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tetraedrisk

  Nynorsk: tetraedrisk

• Polish: czworościenny
• Portuguese: tetraédrico (pt)
• Russian: четырёхгранный (četyrjóxgrannyj)
• Tagalog: patdayagin
• Ukrainian: чотиригранний (čotyryhrannyj)