Truncated cube | |
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Type | Archimedean solid Uniform polyhedron |
Elements | F = 14, E = 36, V = 24 (χ = 2) |
Faces by sides | 8{3}+6{8} |
Conway notation | tC |
Schläfli symbols | t{4,3} |
t0,1{4,3} | |
Wythoff symbol | 2 3 | 4 |
Coxeter diagram | |
Symmetry group | Oh, B3, [4,3], (*432), order 48 |
Rotation group | O, [4,3]+, (432), order 24 |
Dihedral angle | 3-8: 125°15′51″ 8-8: 90° |
References | U09, C21, W8 |
Properties | Semiregular convex |
Colored faces |
3.8.8 (Vertex figure) |
Triakis octahedron (dual polyhedron) |
Net |
In geometry, the truncated cube, or truncated hexahedron, is an Archimedean solid. It has 14 regular faces (6 octagonal and 8 triangular), 36 edges, and 24 vertices.
If the truncated cube has unit edge length, its dual triakis octahedron has edges of lengths 2 and 2 + √2.