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tetrakis hexahedron

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A Catalan solid that has 24 congruent triangular faces and 36 edges and can be imagined as a cube with a square pyramid on each face.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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  • Finnish: tetrakis-heksaedri — polyhedron with 24 triangular faces and 36 edges
  • Greek: τετράκις εξάεδρο (tetrákis exáedro) — polyhedron with 24 triangular faces and 36 edges
  • Greek: τετραεξάεδρο (tetraexáedro) — polyhedron with 24 triangular faces and 36 edges
  • Italian: tetracisesaedro — polyhedron with 24 triangular faces and 36 edges
  • Polish: sześcian poczwórny — polyhedron with 24 triangular faces and 36 edges
  • Russian: тетракисгексаэдр (tetrakisgeksaedr) — polyhedron with 24 triangular faces and 36 edges