Meanings
plural Kepler solids
- geometryAny of several nonconvex regular polyhedra with regular pentagrammatic faces or vertex figures and which can be obtained by stellation of the dodecahedron or icosahedron.
Synonyms: Kepler-Poinsot polyhedron
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several nonconvex regular polyhedra with regular pentagrammatic faces or vertex figures and which can be obtained by stellation of the dodecahedron or icosahedron.
Origin
Named after Johannes Kepler.
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