In geometry|lang=en terms the difference between tetrahedron and icosahedron
is that 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 while icosahedron is (geometry) a polyhedron with twenty faces.
As nouns the difference between tetrahedron and icosahedron
is that 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 while icosahedron is (geometry) a polyhedron with twenty faces.
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.
Related terms
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icosahedron
Alternative forms
* eicosaedrum (obsolete)
* icosaedrum (obsolete)
Noun
(en-noun)
(geometry) A polyhedron with twenty faces.
(geometry, specifically) A regular icosahedron: one of the Platonic solids, all of whose faces are regular (equilateral) triangles
