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Icosahedral

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i·co·sa·he·dron  (-ks-hdrn, -ks-)
n. pl. i·co·sa·he·drons or i·co·sa·he·dra (-dr)
A polyhedron having 20 faces.
[Greek eikosaedron : eikosi, twenty; see wkt- in Indo-European roots + -edron, -hedron.]
i·cosa·hedral (-drl) adj.
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icosahedron
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Adj.1.icosahedral - of or relating to an icosahedron


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