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decahedron

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dec⋅a⋅he⋅dron

  [dek-uh-hee-druhn]
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–noun, plural -drons, -dra  [-druh] . Geometry.
a solid figure having ten faces.
Origin:
1820–30; < NL; see deca-, -hedron

Related forms:
dec⋅a⋅he⋅dral  [dek-uh-hee-druhl] , adjective
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dec·a·he·dron   (děk'ə-hē'drən)   


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n.   pl. dec·a·he·drons or dec·a·he·dra (-drə)
A polyhedron with ten faces.
dec'a·he'dral adj.
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decahedron   (děk'ə-hē'drən)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural decahedrons or decahedra
A polyhedron having ten faces.
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