trisoctahedron
[ tris-ok-tuh-hee-druh n ]
/ trɪsˌɒk təˈhi drən /
noun, plural tris·oc·ta·he·drons, tris·oc·ta·he·dra [tris-ok-tuh-hee-druh] /trɪsˌɒk təˈhi drə/.
a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
Origin of trisoctahedron
1840–50; < Greek
trís thrice +
octohedron
OTHER WORDS FROM trisoctahedron
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British Dictionary definitions for trisoctahedron
trisoctahedron
/ (trɪsˌɒktəˈhiːdrən) /
noun plural -drons or -dra (-drə)
a solid figure having 24 identical triangular faces, groups of three faces being formed on an underlying octahedron
Derived forms of trisoctahedron
trisoctahedral, adjectiveWord Origin for trisoctahedron
C19: from Greek
tris three times +
octahedron