dodecahedral
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dodecahedron (ˌdəʊdɛkəˈhiːdrən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| See also polyhedron a solid figure having twelve plane faces. A regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces | |
| dodeca'hedral | |
| —adj | |
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| dodecahedron (ˌdəʊdɛkəˈhiːdrən) | |
| —n | |
| See also polyhedron a solid figure having twelve plane faces. A regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces | |
| dodeca'hedral | |
| —adj | |
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dodecahedron
1570, from Gk. dodeka "twelve" (short for duodeka, from duo "two" + deka "ten") + hedra "seat, base, chair, face of a geometric solid," from PIE base *sed- "to sit" (see sedentary).
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dodecahedron  (dō'děk-ə-hē'drən) Pronunciation Key
Plural dodecahedrons or dodecahedra A polyhedron having twelve faces. |
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