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truncated dodecahedron

truncated dodecahedron noun: an Archimedean solid with thirty-two regular faces (twelve decagons and twenty triangles) and ninety edges.

truncated dodecahedron: an Archimedean solid with thirty-two regular faces (twelve decagons and twenty triangles) and...
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Noun

truncated dodecahedron (plural truncated dodecahedra or truncated dodecahedrons)

  1. An Archimedean solid with thirty-two regular faces (twelve decagons and twenty triangles) and ninety edges.
    • This, which may be regarded as a brown garnet or schoerl in truncated dodecahedrons of Rome de Lisle, was originally found in the island of Ceylon, among tourmalines and other crystalline substances, with which it was confounded.1813, Spinell, entry in John Mason Good, Olinthus Gregory, Newton Bosworth (editors), Pantologia: A New Cyclopaedia, Volume XI: SPA — TZE, unnumbered page
    • The morphologies commonly observed in bcc materials include truncated dodecahedrons with {110} faces and {100} truncations and cubes with {100} faces.1983, Electron Microscopy Society of America, Proceedings: 41st Annual Meeting, page 232

Forms of truncated dodecahedron

pluraltruncated dodecahedra
pluraltruncated dodecahedrons

Origin of truncated dodecahedron

From truncated + dodecahedron, referring to a construction method for the figure.

Questions about truncated dodecahedron

What does truncated dodecahedron mean?
Truncated dodecahedron means an Archimedean solid with thirty-two regular faces (twelve decagons and twenty triangles) and ninety edges.
What part of speech is truncated dodecahedron?
Truncated dodecahedron is a noun.
What is the plural of truncated dodecahedron?
The plural of truncated dodecahedron is truncated dodecahedra.

Words near truncated dodecahedron in the dictionary

  1. truncated cube
  2. truncated cubes
  3. truncated cuboctahedra
  4. truncated cuboctahedron
  5. truncated dodecahedra
  6. truncated dodecahedron
  7. truncated dodecahedrons
  8. truncated domes
  9. truncated icosahedra
  10. truncated icosahedron
  11. truncated icosahedrons

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