DODECAHEDRON


Meaning of DODECAHEDRON in English

/ ˌdəʊdekəˈhiːdrən; -ˈhed-; NAmE ˌdoʊ-/ noun

( geometry ) a solid figure with twelve flat sides

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Greek dōdekaedron , neuter (used as a noun) of dōdekaedros twelve-faced.

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