Definition
A polyhedron (a 3D geometric shape) that has deltoid-shaped faces, meaning faces with a kite-like or triangle-based form.
Etymology
From Greek 'delta' (the letter Δ, triangular in shape) + 'hedron' (from Greek 'hedra,' meaning face or side). The term was coined in geometry to describe solids with triangular or kite-shaped faces.
Kelly Says
Deltoids appear everywhere in geometry—from the simple kite shape to complex crystal structures. The delta symbol itself was named after the Nile Delta's triangular shape, so a deltohedron literally means 'a shape with triangle-faced sides,' connecting ancient geography to modern math!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ደልቶኤድሮን
del-to-e-dron
ARالعربية
دلتوإيدرون
del-to-ee-dron
BNবাংলা
ডেল্টোএড্রন
del-to-e-dron
CACatalà
deltoedro
del-toh-e-dro
CSČeština
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
DADansk
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
DEDeutsch
Deltoeder
del-toh-e-der
ELΕλληνικά
δελτοεδρον
del-to-e-dron
ESEspañol
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
FAفارسی
دلتوئیدرون
del-to-e-dron
FISuomi
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
FRFrançais
deltohédre
del-toh-e-dre
GUGU
દેલ્ટોએડ્રોન
del-toh-e-dron
HAHA
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
HEעברית
דלтоאדרון
del-to-a-dron
HIहिन्दी
डेल्टोएड्रॉन
del-toh-e-dron
HUMagyar
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
IDBahasa Indonesia
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
IGIG
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
ITItaliano
deltoedro
del-toh-e-dro
JA日本語
デルトエドロン
deru-to-e-dron
KKKK
дельтаэдр
del-ta-e-dr
KMKM
ដែលទីអេត្រ
dae-l-ti-e-tr
KO한국어
델토에드론
del-to-e-dron
MRMR
डेल्टोहेड्रॉन
del-toh-e-dron
MSBahasa Melayu
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါ်လတိုအိဒရွန်
daw-la-to-ai-dron
NLNederlands
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
NONorsk
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
PAPA
デルTOएड्रॉन
del-toh-e-dron
PLPolski
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
PTPortuguês
deltoedro
del-toh-e-dro
RORomână
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
RUРусский
дельтоэдр
del-to-e-dr
SVSvenska
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
SWKiswahili
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
TAதமிழ்
டெல்டோஎட்ரான்
del-to-e-dran
TEతెలుగు
డెల్టోఎడ్డ్రాన్
del-to-e-dran
THไทย
เดลโตเฮดรอน
deh-lo-teh-dron
TLTL
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
TRTürkçe
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
UKУкраїнська
дельтоїдр
del-toi-dr
URاردو
دلتوhedra
del-toh-e-dra
VITiếng Việt
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
YOYO
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron
ZUZU
deltohedron
del-toh-e-dron