deltohedron

English

Etymology

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

Noun

deltohedron (plural deltohedra or deltohedrons)

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

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