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Triakis tetrahedron - Definition

Triakis tetrahedron
Triakistetrahedron
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TypeCatalan
Face polygonisosceles triangle
Faces12
Edges18
Vertices8 = 4 + 4
Face configuration3,6,6
Symmetry grouptetrahedral (Td)
Dual polyhedrontruncated tetrahedron
Propertiesconvex, face-uniform, don't know what else

A triakis tetrahedron is a catalan solid which looks a bit like an overinflated tetrahedron.

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