dodecahedron
do·dec·a·he·dron
dodecahedron · dodecahedra · dodecahedrons
додекаедр, дванадцятигранник
додекаэдр, двенадцатигранник
Dodekaeder, Zwölfflächner, 12-Flächner
A polyhedron with twelve facesA polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.
UK/ˌdəʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/US/ˌdoʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/
Meaning
1 sensesA polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.
Dodekaeder, Zwölfflächner, 12-Flächner
додека́эдрdodekáedr, двенадцатигранникdvenadcatigrannik
додека́едрdodekáedr, дванадцятигра́нникdvanadcjatyhránnyk
any polyhedron having twelve plane faces
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
a polyhedron with 12 faces:
Русский
By meaning 1
a polyhedron with 12 faces:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a polyhedron with 12 faces:
Origin
From Ancient Greek δωδεκάεδρον (dōdekáedron). Equivalent to dodeca- + -hedron.From Ancient Greek δωδεκάεδρον (dōdekáedron). Equivalent to dodeca- + -hedron.
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Forms
plural: dodecahedra / dodecahedrons| Singular | dodecahedron |
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| Plural | dodecahedra / dodecahedrons |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsduodecahedron
Word family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular