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hemi-icosahedron

hemi-icosahedron noun: a polyhedron containing 10 triangular faces, 15 edges, and 6 vertices.

Noun

hemi-icosahedron (plural hemi-icosahedra or hemi-icosahedrons)

  1. A polyhedron containing 10 triangular faces, 15 edges, and 6 vertices.

Forms of hemi-icosahedron

pluralhemi-icosahedra
pluralhemi-icosahedrons
alternative formhemicosahedron

Origin of hemi-icosahedron

From hemi- + icosahedron, referring to the fact that it contains half the faces of a regular icosahedron.

Questions about hemi-icosahedron

What does hemi-icosahedron mean?
Hemi-icosahedron means a polyhedron containing 10 triangular faces, 15 edges, and 6 vertices.
What part of speech is hemi-icosahedron?
Hemi-icosahedron is a noun.
What is the plural of hemi-icosahedron?
The plural of hemi-icosahedron is hemi-icosahedra.

Words near hemi-icosahedron in the dictionary

  1. hemerythrins
  2. hemes
  3. Hemet
  4. hemi
  5. hemi-
  6. hemi-icosahedron
  7. hemi-inattention
  8. hemi-PMO
  9. hemi-prosopometamorphopsia
  10. hemi-prosopometamorphopsias
  11. hemiabdomen

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