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icosahedron

icosahedron · icosahedra · icosahedrons

икосаэдр, двадцатигранник

Ikosaeder, Zwanzigflächner, 20-Flächner

A polyhedron with twenty facesA polyhedron with twenty faces.

/(ˌ)aɪˌkoʊsəˈhiːdɹən/

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Meaning

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A polyhedron with twenty faces.
Ikosaeder, Zwanzigflächner, 20-Flächner
икоса́эдрikosáedr, двадцатигра́нникdvadcatigránnik
any polyhedron having twenty plane faces
(specifically)A regular icosahedron: one of the Platonic solids, all of whose faces are regular (equilateral) triangles

Examples

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"Hey, Tom" "Mary?" "It is a really beautiful love" "similar to what?" "Like a regular icosahedron"
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Origin

From Ancient Greek εἰκοσάεδρον (eikosáedron), from εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”) + ἕδρα (hédra

From Ancient Greek εἰκοσάεδρον (eikosáedron), from εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “face of a geometrical solid”). Equivalent to icosa- + -hedron.

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