dodecahedron
noun
a solid figure having 12 faces.
dodecahedral
-
a word derived from
dodecahedron.
Example Sentences
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Last year, he made the dodecahedral holonomy maze and more recently the Helix Cube Puzzle.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
Other minerals, like pyrite, can have an array of different crystal habits, including cubic, dodecahedral, octahedral, and massive.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
One is garnet, which is common in some metamorphic rocks and typically displays the dodecahedral shape.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Perfect crystals, which are of a dodecahedral or octahedral form, are fairly abundant.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various
Bounded by twelve rhomb-shaped faces parallel to the six dodecahedral planes of symmetry.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
