icosahedron

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
18
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌaɪkoʊsəˈhiːdɹən/
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/ˌaɪkoʊsəˈhiːdɹən/ · /ˌaɪkɒsəˈhiːdɹən/ · /ˌaɪkɔsəˈhiːdɹən/

Definition of icosahedron

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A polyhedron with twenty faces.
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noun

  1. A polyhedron with twenty faces.
  2. (specifically)A regular icosahedron: one of the Platonic solids, all of whose faces are regular (equilateral) triangles

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἰκοσάεδρον (eikosáedron), from εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “face of a geometrical solid”). Equivalent to icosa- + -hedron.

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