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dodecaedron

dodecaedron is the alternative spelling of dodecahedron.

Meaning of dodecahedron

Noun

dodecahedron (plural dodecahedra or dodecahedrons)

  1. A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.
    • 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.1707, Thomas Blount, Glossographia Anglicana Nova: Or, A Dictionary, Interpreting Such Hard Words, D. Brown, heading DO–DO
    Synonyms:
    duodecahedron

Questions about dodecaedron

What is dodecaedron the alternative spelling of?
Dodecaedron is the alternative spelling of dodecahedron.

Words near dodecaedron in the dictionary

  1. dodecadodecahedron
  2. dodecadodecahedrons
  3. dodecadrachm
  4. dodecadrachms
  5. dodecads
  6. dodecaedron
  7. dodecafluorinated
  8. dodecafluoropentane
  9. dodecagon
  10. dodecagonal
  11. dodecagons

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