How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"tetra" is from "tetra" (four) spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
More words with this prefix,
tetragram
tetrachord
tetrarchy
tetrastyle
Definition
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "four" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
| I have created this plan for a tetrahedral kite. |
| The limbs of tetrapods all have the same pattern of bones. |