triakisoctahedron

noun

tri·​a·​kis·​octahedron

¦trīəkə̇s,

trīˈak-+

: a trigonal trisoctahedron

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary triakis- (from Greek triakis three times) + octahedron; akin to Greek treis three

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