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dodecahedron

do·dec·a·he·dron

D0317700 (dō′dĕk-ə-hē′drən)n. pl. do·dec·a·he·drons or do·dec·a·he·dra (-drə) A polyhedron with 12 faces.

[Greek dōdekaedron, from neuter of Greek dōdekaedros, having twelve sides : dōdeka, twelve; see dodecagon + -edros, sided; see -hedron.]

do′dec·a·he′dral adj.

dodecahedron

(ˌdəʊdɛkəˈhiːdrən) n, pl -drons or -dra (-drə) a solid figure having twelve plane faces. A regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces. See also polyhedron ˌdodecaˈhedral adj

do•dec•a•he•dron

(doʊˌdɛk əˈhi drən, ˌdoʊ dɛk-)

n., pl. -drons, -dra (-drə). a solid figure having 12 faces. [1560–70] do•dec`a•he′dral, adj.

do·dec·a·he·dron

(dō′dĕk-ə-hē′drən) A three-dimensional geometric figure having 12 pentagonal surfaces.

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Noun

dodecahedron - any polyhedron having twelve plane facespolyhedron - a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces

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dodecahedron

dodecahedron:

see polyhedronpolyhedron
, closed solid bounded by plane faces; each face of a polyhedron is a polygon. A cube is a polyhedron bounded by six polygons (in this case squares) meeting at right angles.
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dodecahedron

[dō‚dek·ə′hē‚drən] (mathematics) A polyhedron with 12 faces.

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noun any polyhedron having twelve plane faces

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