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triakis icosahedron

triakis icosahedron noun: a Catalan solid with 60 isosceles triangle faces, 90 edges and 32 vertices, being the dual of the truncated dodecahedron.

triakis icosahedron: a Catalan solid with 60 isosceles triangle faces, 90 edges and 32 vertices, being the dual of the...
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Noun

triakis icosahedron (plural triakis icosahedra)

  1. A Catalan solid with 60 isosceles triangle faces, 90 edges and 32 vertices, being the dual of the truncated dodecahedron.
    • For example, with no hint of justification, it is stated (page 118) that "the icosahedron contains as much interior volume relative to surface area as is possible with only one type of face"; in fact, the triakis icosahedron does noticeably better in that respect.1942, American Scientist, volume 76, page 95

Forms of triakis icosahedron

pluraltriakis icosahedra

Questions about triakis icosahedron

What does triakis icosahedron mean?
Triakis icosahedron means a Catalan solid with 60 isosceles triangle faces, 90 edges and 32 vertices, being the dual of the truncated dodecahedron.
What part of speech is triakis icosahedron?
Triakis icosahedron is a noun.
What is the plural of triakis icosahedron?
The plural of triakis icosahedron is triakis icosahedra.

Words near triakis icosahedron in the dictionary

  1. triages
  2. triaging
  3. triagonal
  4. triakid
  5. triakids
  6. triakis icosahedron
  7. triakis octahedron
  8. triakis tetrahedron
  9. triakisoctahedra
  10. triakisoctahedron
  11. triakisoctahedrons

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