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Trisoctahedron — Tris*oc ta*he dron, n. [Gr. ? thrice + FE. octahedron.] (Crystallog.) A solid of the isometric system bounded by twenty four equal faces, three corresponding to each face of an octahedron. [1913 Webster] {Tetragonal trisoctahedron}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trisoctahedron — [tris äk΄tə hē′drən] n. [Gr tris, thrice (< treis,THREE) + OCTAHEDRON] an isometric solid figure or crystal consisting of an octahedron that has each face divided into three faces trisoctahedral adj … English World dictionary
trisoctahedron — /trɪsˌɒktəˈhidrən/ (say tris.oktuh heedruhn) noun (plural trisoctahedrons or trisoctahedra /trɪsˌɒktəˈhidrə/ (say tris.oktuh heedruh)) a solid bounded by twenty four equal faces, three corresponding to each face of an octahedron, called… …
trisoctahedron — noun Etymology: Greek tris thrice + English octahedron more at ter Date: circa 1847 a solid (as a crystal) having 24 congruent faces meeting on the edges of a regular octahedron … New Collegiate Dictionary
trisoctahedron — tris·octahedron … English syllables
trisoctahedron — tris•oc•ta•he•dron [[t]trɪsˌɒk təˈhi drən[/t]] n. pl. drons, dra ( drə). math. a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron • Etymology: 1840–50; < Gk trís thrice +octahedron… … From formal English to slang
trisoctahedron — (|)tris, trəs+ noun Etymology: tris + octahedron : a solid (as a crystal) having 24 congruent faces meeting on the edges of a regular octahedron compare trapezohedron … Useful english dictionary
Tetragonal trisoctahedron — Trisoctahedron Tris*oc ta*he dron, n. [Gr. ? thrice + FE. octahedron.] (Crystallog.) A solid of the isometric system bounded by twenty four equal faces, three corresponding to each face of an octahedron. [1913 Webster] {Tetragonal trisoctahedron} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trigonal trisoctahedron — Trisoctahedron Tris*oc ta*he dron, n. [Gr. ? thrice + FE. octahedron.] (Crystallog.) A solid of the isometric system bounded by twenty four equal faces, three corresponding to each face of an octahedron. [1913 Webster] {Tetragonal trisoctahedron} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trigonal trisoctahedron — noun : a trisoctahedron whose faces are triangles * * * a trisoctahedron whose faces are triangles. [1890 95] … Useful english dictionary
