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Cuboid vs Tetrahedron - What's the difference?

cuboid | tetrahedron |

In geometry|lang=en terms the difference between cuboid and tetrahedron

is that cuboid is (geometry) a parallelepiped having six rectangular faces while tetrahedron is (geometry) a polyhedron with four faces; the regular tetrahedron, the faces of which are equal equilateral triangles, is one of the platonic solids.

As nouns the difference between cuboid and tetrahedron

is that cuboid is (anatomy) the cuboid bone while tetrahedron is (geometry) a polyhedron with four faces; the regular tetrahedron, the faces of which are equal equilateral triangles, is one of the platonic solids.

As an adjective cuboid

is of the shape of a cube.

cuboid

English

(wikipedia cuboid)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of the shape of a cube.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The cuboid bone.
  • (geometry) A parallelepiped having six rectangular faces.

    • tetrahedron

    English

    (wikipedia tetrahedron)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (geometry) a polyhedron with four faces; the regular tetrahedron, the faces of which are equal equilateral triangles, is one of the Platonic solids.

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