Regular tetrahedron

Regular tetrahedron
Tetrahedron Tet`ra*he"dron, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Geom.) A solid figure inclosed or bounded by four triangles. [1913 Webster]

Note: In crystallography, the regular tetrahedron is regarded as the hemihedral form of the regular octahedron. [1913 Webster]

{Regular tetrahedron} (Geom.), a solid bounded by four equal equilateral triangles; one of the five regular solids. [1913 Webster]


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