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duodecahedron

duodecahedron is the alternative form 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

Forms of duodecahedron

pluralduodecahedra
pluralduodecahedrons

Origin of duodecahedron

Equivalent to duodeca- + -hedron.

Questions about duodecahedron

What is duodecahedron the alternative form of?
Duodecahedron is the alternative form of dodecahedron.

Words near duodecahedron in the dictionary

  1. duodecagon
  2. duodecagonal
  3. duodecagons
  4. duodecahedra
  5. duodecahedral
  6. duodecahedron
  7. duodecahedrons
  8. duodecahydrate
  9. duodecalogue
  10. duodecalogues
  11. duodecamer

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