Tetragonal trisoctahedron

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}, a trisoctahedron each face of which is a quadrilateral; called also {trapezohedron} and {icositetrahedron}.

{Trigonal trisoctahedron}, a trisoctahedron each face of which is an isosceles triangle. [1913 Webster]


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