120-cell
120-cell noun: a four-dimensional polytope, analogous to a dodecahedron, whose 120 bounding facets are dodecahedra.
Noun
120-cell (plural 120-cells)
- A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to a dodecahedron, whose 120 bounding facets are dodecahedra.
- The triacontagonal projection of the 120-cell was first drawn by W. A. Wythoff, but not in reproducible form.1964, Canadian Mathematical Bulletin, page 394
- In dimension four there are ten star polytopes which together with the 120-cell and 600-cell form the family of pentagonal polytopes (those regular 4-polytopes possessing axes of fivefold symmetry); all twelve have the same symmetry group.1987, Jeffrey Hurst Butler, Hyperplane sections of regular star polytopes, page 28
- Synonyms:
- dodecacontachoron, dodecaplex, hecatonicosachoron, hecatonicosahedroid, hyperdodecahedron, polydodecahedron
Synonyms of 120-cell
- dodecacontachoron
- dodecaplex
- hecatonicosachoron
- hecatonicosahedroid
- hyperdodecahedron
- polydodecahedron
Forms of 120-cell
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Words formed from 120-cell
- Davis 120-cell
- grand 120-cell
- grand stellated 120-cell
- great 120-cell
- great grand 120-cell
- great grand stellated 120-cell
- great stellated 120-cell
- small stellated 120-cell
Questions about 120-cell
- What does 120-cell mean?
- 120-cell means a four-dimensional polytope, analogous to a dodecahedron, whose 120 bounding facets are dodecahedra.
- What part of speech is 120-cell?
- 120-cell is a noun.
- What is the plural of 120-cell?
- The plural of 120-cell is 120-cells.
Words near 120-cell in the dictionary
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