tetrakaidecahedron

noun

tet·​ra·​kai·​dec·​a·​he·​dron

ˌte‧trəˌkīˌdekəˈhēdrən

: a 14-sided figure having 6 quadrilateral and 8 hexagonal faces

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Greek tetrakaidekaedron, from Greek tetrakaideka fourteen (from tetra- + kai and + deka ten) + -edron -hedron

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