Definition of Tetrahedron. Meaning of Tetrahedron. Synonyms of Tetrahedron

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Definition of Tetrahedron

Tetrahedron
Tetrahedron Tet`ra*he"dron, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Geom.) A solid figure inclosed or bounded by four triangles. Note: In crystallography, the regular tetrahedron is regarded as the hemihedral form of the regular octahedron. Regular tetrahedron (Geom.), a solid bounded by four equal equilateral triangles; one of the five regular solids.

Meaning of Tetrahedron from wikipedia

- In geometry, a tetrahedron (pl.: tetrahedra or tetrahedrons), also known as a triangular pyramid, is a polyhedron composed of four triangular faces, six...
- faces of a regular tetrahedron, a Kleetope of a tetrahedron. This replaces the equilateral triangular faces of the regular tetrahedron with three isosceles...
- The Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry is awarded annually by Elsevier, the publisher of Tetrahedron...
- truncating all 4 vertices of a regular tetrahedron. The truncated tetrahedron can be constructed from a regular tetrahedron by cutting all of its vertices off...
- orthocentric tetrahedron is a tetrahedron where all three pairs of opposite edges are perpendicular. It is also known as an orthogonal tetrahedron since orthogonal...
- the augmented truncated tetrahedron is a polyhedron constructed by attaching a triangular cupola onto a truncated tetrahedron. It is an example of a Johnson...
- sphenoeides 'wedgelike') is a tetrahedron whose four faces are congruent acute-angled triangles. It can also be described as a tetrahedron in which every two edges...
- A Heronian tetrahedron (also called a Heron tetrahedron or perfect pyramid) is a tetrahedron whose edge lengths, face areas and volume are all integers...
- trigonometry of a tetrahedron explains the relationships between the lengths and various types of angles of a general tetrahedron. The following are...
- Tetrahedron Letters is a w****ly international journal for rapid publication of full original research papers in the field of organic chemistry. According...