pentahedron

Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
click for a larger image
pentahedron

pen·ta·he·dron

 (pĕn′tə-hē′drən)
n. pl. pen·ta·he·drons or pen·ta·he·dra (-drə)
A solid having five plane faces.

pen′ta·he′dral (-drəl) adj.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

pentahedron

(ˌpɛntəˈhiːdrən)
n, pl -drons or -dra (-drə)
(Mathematics) a solid figure having five plane faces. See also polyhedron
ˌpentaˈhedral adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pen•ta•he•dron

(ˌpɛn təˈhi drən)

n., pl. -drons, -dra (-drə).
a solid figure having five faces.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pentahedron - any polyhedron having five plane faces
polyhedron - a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

pentahedron

nFünfflächner m, → Pentaeder nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Mentioned in
References in classic literature
The Sphere would willingly have continued his lessons by indoctrinating me in the conformation of all regular Solids, Cylinders, Cones, Pyramids, Pentahedrons, Hexahedrons, Dodecahedrons, and Spheres: but I ventured to interrupt him.
The interface cell [[DELTA].sub.1234] is cut into a triangular pyramid [P.sub.1567] and a pentahedron [P.sub.567234]; see Figure 4(a).
Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.