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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestetraedro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tetraedro
"Il tetraedro è una figura geometrica con quattro facce."
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A three-dimensional geometric figure with four triangular faces, six edges, and four vertices.
"The architect designed a modern building shaped like a tetrahedron." - 2
In chemistry, a tetrahedral molecular geometry is one where a central atom is bonded to four other atoms at the corners of a tetrahedron.
"The methane molecule has a tetrahedral shape due to the arrangement of its hydrogen atoms around the carbon atom."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'tetrahedron' originates from the Greek word 'tetraedron', which is derived from 'tetra-', meaning 'four', and 'hedron', meaning 'face'. The concept dates back to ancient Greek mathematics, where it was studied as one of the five Platonic solids.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tetrahedron" is said worldwide
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tétraèdre
Transliteration: tétraèdre
"Le tétraèdre est un solide à quatre faces."
Tetraeder
Transliteration: Tetraeder
"Ein Tetraeder hat vier dreieckige Flächen."
tetraedro
Transliteration: tetraedro
"Il tetraedro è una figura geometrica con quattro facce."
tetraedro
Transliteration: tetraedro
"El tetraedro tiene cuatro caras triangulares."
tetraedro
Transliteration: tetraedro
"O tetraedro é uma forma geométrica com quatro faces."
चतुर्भुज
Transliteration: chaturbhuja
"चतुर्भुज एक तीन-आयामी आकृति है जिसमें चार त्रिकोणीय चेहरे होते हैं।"
四面体
Transliteration: sì miàn tǐ
"四面体有四个三角形的面。"
사면체
Transliteration: samyeonche
"사면체는 네 개의 삼각형 면을 가진 입체입니다."
四面体
Transliteration: shimen-tai
"四面体は四つの三角形の面を持つ立体です。"
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