mutetrahedron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A regular skew apeirohedron with six hexagons around each vertex, formed by an infinite number of truncated tetrahedron-like cells (specifically, truncated tetrahedra missing their triangle faces, with the resulting triangle-shaped holes joined to form empty spaces in the shape of faceless tetrahedra) in Euclidean 3D space.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

mutetrahedron mutetrahedra mutetrahedrons

Etymology

Short for multiple tetrahedron.

Related words

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