Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentakaidecahedron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-takaidec-a-he-dron
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of pentadecahedron.

Example Sentences

"The lacunar pattern of this grain therefore includes six tetragonal and nine hexagonal faces. Relating this to polyhedrons, we find that no pentakaidecahedron with such a combination of faces can exist (see page 199)."
"The host structure is similar to that of the (n–C₄H₉)₄ N⁺C₆H₅COOH⁻·39.5 H₂O consisting of a tetragonal body-centered arrangement of groups of five face-sharing pentagonal dodecahedra interlinked by tetrakaidecahedra and pentakaidecahedra."
"An ideal unit cell consists of ten dodecahedrons, sixteen tetrakaidecahedrons and four pentakaidecahedrons."

Etymology

From penta- (“five”) + -kai- (“and”) + deca- (“ten”) + -hedron.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: penta-
Suffix: -kai-

Inflected Forms

pentakaidecahedra (plural) pentakaidecahedrons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pentakaidecahedral

Synonyms

pentadecahedron

Questions

What does pentakaidecahedron mean?: Synonym of pentadecahedron.
Where does pentakaidecahedron come from?: From penta- (“five”) + -kai- (“and”) + deca- (“ten”) + -hedron.

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