DECAHEDRON


Meaning of DECAHEDRON in English

/ ˌdekəˈhiːdrən; NAmE ; BrE also -ˈhed-/ noun

( geometry ) a solid shape with ten straight sides and ten angles

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from deca- ten + -hedron , on the pattern of words such as polyhedron .

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