POLYHEDRA SHAPES AND NAMES
dec·a·he·dron
(d k -h dr n)
n. pl. dec·a·he·drons or dec·a·he·dra (-dr )
A polyhedron with ten faces.
dec a·he dral adj.
decahedron
DECAHE'DRAL, a. Having ten sides.
DECAHE'DRON, n. [Gr., ten and a base.] In geometry, a figure or body having ten faces.
CUBO-DODECAHEDRAL, a. Presenting the two forms, a cube and a dodecahedron.
DIDECAHEDRAL, a. [di and decahedral.] In crystalography, having the form of a dodecahedral prism
with hexahedral summits.
DODECAHEDRAL, a. [infra.] Pertaining to a dodecahedron; consisting of twelve equal sides.
PERIDODECAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr.] Designating a crystal whose primitive form is a four sided prism,
and in its secondary form is converted into a prism of twelve sides.
TRIDODECAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr. three, and dodecahedral.]
In crystallography, presenting three ranges of faces, one above another, each containing twelve
faces.
Dodecahedron
(Regular polyhedron)
Small stellated dodecahedron
(Regular star)
Icosidodecahedron
Great cubicuboctahedron
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POLYHEDRA SHAPES AND NAMES
(Uniform)
(Uniform star)
Rhombic triacontahedron Elongated pentagonal cupola
(Convex regular-faced)
(Uniform dual)
Octagonal prism
(Uniform prism)
Square antiprism
(Uniform antiprism)
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