dodecahedron
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dodecahedron
- /ˌdəʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/ UK
- /ˌdəʊ.dɪk.əˈhiː.dɹən/ UK
- /ˌdoʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/ US
- /doʊˌdɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/ US
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From Ancient Greek δωδεκάεδρον (dōdekáedron). Equivalent to dodeca- + -hedron.
noun dodecahedra · dodecahedrons
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A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.
1707, Thomas Blount, Glossographia Anglicana Nova: Or, A Dictionary, Interpreting Such Hard Words, D. Brown, heading DO–DO,
Dodecahedron, (Gr.) in Geometry, is a solid Figure of 12 Sides or Faces that are regular Pentagons, it is one of the Platonick or Regular Bodies.
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noun a polyhedron with 12 faces
| Español | dodecaedro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정십이면체 jeongsibimyeonche |
| 日本語 | 正十二面体 seijūni mentai, 十二面体 jūnimentai |
| 中文 | 正十二面體 /正十二面体 zhèngshí'èr miàntǐ |
| Português | dodecaedro |
| Français | dodécaèdre |
| Deutsch | Dodekaeder, Zwölfflächner, 12-Flächner |
| Italiano | dodecaedro |
| Ελληνικά | δωδεκάεδρο dodekáedro |
| Русский | додека́эдр dodekáedr, двенадцатигранник dvenadcatigrannik |
| Tiếng Việt | khối mười hai mặt |
| עברית | תְּרֵיסָרוֹן t'resarón, דּוֹדֶקָהֶדְרוֹן dodekahédron |
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