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decahedron

Definition of decahedron

noun (plural decahedra /-drə/ or decahedrons)

  • a solid figure with ten plane faces.

Derivatives

decahedral

adjective

Origin:

early 19th century: from deca- 'ten' + -hedron, on the pattern of words such as polyhedron

decahedron in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of decahedron in the US English dictionary
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