do·dec·a·he·dron
(dō′dĕk-ə-hē′drən)n. pl. do·dec·a·he·drons or do·dec·a·he·dra (-drə)
A polyhedron with 12 faces.
[Greek dōdekaedron, from neuter of Greek dōdekaedros, having twelve sides : dōdeka, twelve; see dodecagon + -edros, sided; see -hedron.]
do′dec·a·he′dral adj.
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dodecahedron
(ˌdəʊdɛkəˈhiːdrən)n, pl -drons or -dra (-drə)
a solid figure having twelve plane faces. A regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces. See also polyhedron
ˌdodecaˈhedral adj
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do•dec•a•he•dron
(doʊˌdɛk əˈhi drən, ˌdoʊ dɛk-)n., pl. -drons, -dra (-drə).
a solid figure having 12 faces.
[1560–70]
do•dec`a•he′dral, adj.
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do·dec·a·he·dron
(dō′dĕk-ə-hē′drən) A three-dimensional geometric figure having 12 pentagonal surfaces.
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| Noun | 1. |  dodecahedron - any polyhedron having twelve plane facespolyhedron - a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces |
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