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icosahedron

i·co·sa·he·dron
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-koh-suh-hee-druh n, ahy-kos-uh-]
    • /aɪˌkoʊ səˈhi drən, aɪˌkɒs ə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-koh-suh-hee-druh n, ahy-kos-uh-]
    • /aɪˌkoʊ səˈhi drən, aɪˌkɒs ə-/

Definitions of icosahedron word

  • noun plural icosahedron a solid figure having 20 faces. 1
  • noun icosahedron A solid figure with twenty plane faces, especially equilateral triangular ones. 1
  • noun icosahedron a solid figure having 20 faces. The faces of a regular icosahedron are equilateral triangles 0
  • noun icosahedron a solid figure with twenty plane surfaces 0

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Origin of icosahedron

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Greek eikosáedron, equivalent to eikosa- (variant of eikosi-, combining form of eíkosi twenty) + -edron -hedron

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Parts of speech for Icosahedron

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

icosahedron popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for icosahedron

noun icosahedron

  • solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.

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