tetrahedron
tet·ra·hed·ron
noun
1.
any polyhedron having four plane faces
Origin
From Ancient Greek τετράεδρον (tetráedron, “triangle-based pyramid”), from τετράεδρος (tetráedros), from τετράς (tetrás, “four”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). By surface analysis, tetra- + -hedron.
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