dodecahedron
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A dodecahedron
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δωδεκάεδρον (dōdekáedron). Equivalent to dodeca- + -hedron.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdəʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/, /ˌdəʊ.dɪk.əˈhiː.dɹən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌdoʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/, /doʊˌdɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/
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Noun
dodecahedron (plural dodecahedra or dodecahedrons)
- (geometry) A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.
- 1707, Thomas Blount, Glossographia Anglicana Nova: Or, A Dictionary, Interpreting Such Hard Words, D. Brown, heading DO–DO,
- Dodecahedron, (Gr.) in Geometry, is a solid Figure of 12 Sides or Faces that are regular Pentagons, it is one of the Platonick or Regular Bodies.
- Synonym: duodecahedron
- 1707, Thomas Blount, Glossographia Anglicana Nova: Or, A Dictionary, Interpreting Such Hard Words, D. Brown, heading DO–DO,
Derived terms
Translations
a polyhedron with 12 faces
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Further reading
dodecahedron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
