tris·oc·ta·he·dron (tr s- k t -h  drn)n. pl. tris·oc·ta·he·drons or tris·oc·ta·he·dra (-dr ) A solid figure having 24 equal faces, every three of which correspond to one face of an octahedron. [Greek tris, thrice; see trei- in Indo-European roots + octahedron.] tris·oc ta·hedral (-drl) adj. |   |
trisoctahedron [trɪsˌɒktəˈhiːdrən]
n pl -drons, -dra [-drə]
(Mathematics) a solid figure having 24 identical triangular faces, groups of three faces being formed on an underlying octahedron
[from Greek tris three times + octahedron]
trisoctahedral adj
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