dodecahedron
[ doh-dek-uh-hee-druh n, doh-dek- ]
/ doʊˌdɛk əˈhi drən, ˌdoʊ dɛk- /
noun, plural do·dec·a·he·drons, do·dec·a·he·dra [doh-dek-uh-hee-druh, doh-dek-] /doʊˌdɛk əˈhi drə, ˌdoʊ dɛk-/. Geometry, Crystallography.
a solid figure having 12 faces.
OTHER WORDS FROM dodecahedron
do·dec·a·he·dral, adjectiveWords nearby dodecahedron
doddle,
dodds,
doddy,
dodeca-,
dodecagon,
dodecahedron,
dodecanal,
dodecanese,
dodecanoic acid,
dodecaphonic,
dodecaphonism
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British Dictionary definitions for dodecahedron
dodecahedron
/ (ˌdəʊdɛkəˈhiːdrən) /
noun
a solid figure having twelve plane faces. A regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces
See also polyhedron
Derived forms of dodecahedron
dodecahedral, adjectiveScientific definitions for dodecahedron
dodecahedron
[ dō′dĕk-ə-hē′drən ]
Plural dodecahedrons dodecahedra
A polyhedron having twelve faces.