四面体

See also: 四面體

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 四面体 – see 四面體 (“tetrahedron”). (This term is the simplified form of 四面體).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四	面	体
し Grade: 1	めん Grade: 3	たい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
四面體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 四面 (“four sides”) +‎ 体 (“body”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しめんたい [shìméńtáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕimẽ̞nta̠i]

Noun

四(し)面(めん)体(たい) • (shimentai) 

1. Synonym of 三角錐 (sankakusui, “triangular pyramid”); a tetrahedron

Derived terms

• 四面体形分子構造(しめんたいがたぶんしこうぞう) (shimentai gata bunshi kōzō)