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Tetrahedron vs Rectangle - What's the difference?

tetrahedron | rectangle |

In geometry terms the difference between tetrahedron and rectangle

is that tetrahedron is a polyhedron with four faces; the regular tetrahedron, the faces of which are equal equilateral triangles, is one of the Platonic solids while rectangle is a quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.

tetrahedron

English

(wikipedia tetrahedron)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (geometry) a polyhedron with four faces; the regular tetrahedron, the faces of which are equal equilateral triangles, is one of the Platonic solids.

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    rectangle

    English

    (wikipedia rectangle)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) A quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.

    • Synonyms

    * (quadrilateral) oblong (not in technical use)

    Hyponyms

    * (quadrilateral) square

    Related terms

    * rectangular * rectilinear * rectification * rectify

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