deltohedron

English

Etymology

From delto- (combining form of deltoid) +‎ -hedron.

Noun

deltohedron (plural deltohedra or deltohedrons)

1. A polyhedron whose faces are kites (deltoids). The dual polyhedron of a regular n-gonal antiprism.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with the deltahedron, whose faces are equilateral triangles.

Derived terms

• deltohedral