Rectified t

1
{p,q}


The edges are fully truncated into single points. The polyhedron now has the
combined faces of the parent and dual.
Birectified
Also Dual
t
2
{p,q}



The birectified (dual) is a further truncation so that the original faces are reduced to
points. New faces are formed under each parent vertex. The number of edges is
unchanged and are rotated 90 degrees. The dual of the regular polyhedron {p, q} is
also a regular polyhedron {q, p}.
Truncated t
0,1
{p,q}


Each original vertex is cut off, with a new face filling the gap. Truncation has a
degree of freedom, which has one solution that creates a uniform truncated
polyhedron. The polyhedron has its original faces doubled in sides, and contains the
faces of the dual.

Bitruncated t
1,2
{p,q}


Same as truncated dual.
Cantellated
(or rhombated)
(Also
expanded)
t
0,2
{p,q}


In addition to vertex truncation, each original edge is beveled with new rectangular
faces appearing in their place. A uniform cantellation is half way between both the
parent and dual forms.

Omnitruncated
(or
cantitruncated)
t
0,1,2
{p,q}

The truncation and cantellation operations are applied together to create an
omnitruncated form which has the parent's faces doubled in sides, the dual's faces
doubled in sides, and squares where the original edges existed.

Snub s{p,q}


The snub takes the omnitruncated form and rectifies alternate vertices. (This
operation is only possible for polyhedra with all even-sided faces.) All the original
faces end up with half as many sides, and the squares degenerate into edges. Since
the omnitruncated forms have 3 faces/vertex, new triangles are formed. Usually
these alternated faceting forms are slightly deformed thereafter in order to end
again as uniform polyhedra. The possibility of the latter variation depends on the
degree of freedom.

[edit] (3 3 2) Td Tetrahedral symmetry
The tetrahedral symmetry of the sphere generates 5 uniform polyhedra, and a 6th form by a snub operation.
The tetrahedral symmetry is represented by a fundamental triangle with one vertex with two mirrors, and two vertices withr three
mirrors, represented by the symbol (3 3 2). It can also be represented by the Coxeter group A
2
or [3,3], as well as a Coxeter-Dynkin
diagram: .
There are 24 triangles, visible in the faces of the tetrakis hexahedron and alternately colored triangles on a sphere:

# Name
Graph
A
3

Graph
A
2

Picture Tiling
Vertex
figure
Coxeter-Dynkin
and Schlfli
symbols
Face counts by position Element counts
Pos. 2

[3]
(4)
Pos. 1

[ ]x[ ]
(6)
Pos. 0

[3]
(4)
Faces Edges Vertices
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