dodecahedron
/ˌdoʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.
Example Sentences
- "1707, Thomas Blount, Glossographia Anglicana Nova: Or, A Dictionary, Interpreting Such Hard Words, D. Brown, heading DO–DO, Dodecahedron, (Gr.) in Geometry, is a solid Figure of 12 Sides or Faces that are regular Pentagons, it is one of the Platonick or Regular Bodies."
- "It took me two years, but by the time I was 12 I could imagine the fifth four-dimensional polytope, which is made up of 120 dodecahedrons."
- "There is no uniformity in the size or shape of the dodecahedra found so far, nor in their metal composition or even in the level of craftsmanship. If they were important objects, we would expect to also discover contextual evidence in the archaeological record, such as depictions in paintings or mosaics."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δωδεκάεδρον (dōdekáedron). Equivalent to dodeca- + -hedron.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: δωδεκάεδρον
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌdoʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/
- British English: /ˌdəʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/