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icosahedron
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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

icosahedron [ˌaɪkəsəˈhiːdrən]
n pl -drons, -dra [-drə]
(Mathematics) a solid figure having 20 faces. The faces of a regular icosahedron are equilateral triangles
[from Greek eikosaedron, from eikosi twenty + -edron -hedron]
icosahedral  adj

icosahedron  (-ks-hdrn)
Plural icosahedrons or icosahedra
A polyhedron having twenty faces.

icosahedral adjective
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icosahedron
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.icosahedronicosahedron - any polyhedron having twenty plane faces
polyhedron - a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces


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Icosahedra also have locations around which there is threefold or twofold symmetry.
Regular icosahedra and dodecahedra are special forms of both icosahedral point groups, 235 and m35.
By contrast, in dimension three, the most symmetric kissing arrangement--the icosahedron--leaves wiggle room between the spheres and can't be extended to all of space, since icosahedra can't fill space without overlapping.
 
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