Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triakis icosahedron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-ak-is i-cosa-he-dron
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Catalan solid with 60 isosceles triangle faces, 90 edges and 32 vertices, being the dual of the truncated dodecahedron.

Example Sentences

"For example, with no hint of justification, it is stated (page 118) that "the icosahedron contains as much interior volume relative to surface area as is possible with only one type of face"; in fact, the triakis icosahedron does noticeably better in that respect."

Inflected Forms

triakis icosahedra (plural)

Questions

What does triakis icosahedron mean?: A Catalan solid with 60 isosceles triangle faces, 90 edges and 32 vertices, being the dual of the truncated dodecahedron.

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