pentakis dodecahedron
pentakis dodecahedron noun: a Catalan solid equivalent to a dodecahedron with a pentagonal pyramid covering each face, in the end having 60 isosceles triangle faces, 90 edges, and 32 vertices.
Noun
pentakis dodecahedron (plural pentakis dodecahedra)
- A Catalan solid equivalent to a dodecahedron with a pentagonal pyramid covering each face, in the end having 60 isosceles triangle faces, 90 edges, and 32 vertices.
- The pentakis dodecahedron with its full icosahedral symmetry illustrates the fact that it is impossible to form a convex polyhedron with more than sixty identical non-right triangles. If right triangles are permitted then each isosceles triangle of the pentakis dodecahedron can be sub-divided into...1990, Peter Pearce, Structure in Nature Is a Strategy for Design, page 161
Forms of pentakis dodecahedron
| plural | pentakis dodecahedra |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pentakisdodecahedron |
Questions about pentakis dodecahedron
- What does pentakis dodecahedron mean?
- Pentakis dodecahedron means a Catalan solid equivalent to a dodecahedron with a pentagonal pyramid covering each face, in the end having 60 isosceles triangle faces, 90 edges, and 32 vertices.
- What part of speech is pentakis dodecahedron?
- Pentakis dodecahedron is a noun.
- What is the plural of pentakis dodecahedron?
- The plural of pentakis dodecahedron is pentakis dodecahedra.
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