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hemi-icosahedron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
hemi-i-cosa-he-dron
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polyhedron containing 10 triangular faces, 15 edges, and 6 vertices.

Etymology

From hemi- + icosahedron, referring to the fact that it contains half the faces of a regular icosahedron.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hemi-icosahedra (plural) hemi-icosahedrons (plural) hemicosahedron (alternative)

Questions

What does hemi-icosahedron mean?
A polyhedron containing 10 triangular faces, 15 edges, and 6 vertices.
Where does hemi-icosahedron come from?
From hemi- + icosahedron, referring to the fact that it contains half the faces of a regular icosahedron.

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