decahedron

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UK/ˌdɛkəˈhiːdɹən/

noun

A polyhedron with ten faces.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noundecahedron (plural decahedra or decahedrons)

plural decahedra · plural decahedrons

  1. A polyhedron with ten faces.

Origin

Translations

Basque dekaedro
  • dekaedropolyhedron with ten faces
Catalan decaedre, decàedre
  • decaedrepolyhedron with ten faces
  • decàedrepolyhedron with ten faces
Chinese Mandarin 十面體 /十面体
  • 十面體 /十面体 (shímiàntǐ)polyhedron with ten faces
Czech desetistěn
  • desetistěnpolyhedron with ten faces
Esperanto dekedro
  • dekedropolyhedron with ten faces
Finnish kymmentahokas, dekaedri
  • kymmentahokaspolyhedron with ten faces
  • dekaedripolyhedron with ten faces
French décaèdre
  • décaèdrepolyhedron with ten faces
German Dekaeder, Zehnflächner
  • Dekaederpolyhedron with ten faces
  • Zehnflächnerpolyhedron with ten faces
  • 10-Flächnerpolyhedron with ten faces
Hungarian dekaéder
  • dekaéderpolyhedron with ten faces
Icelandic tíflötungur
  • tíflötungurpolyhedron with ten faces
Italian decaedro
  • decaedropolyhedron with ten faces
Japanese 十面体
  • 十面体 (jūmentai)polyhedron with ten faces
Korean 십면체
  • 십면체 (simmyeonche)polyhedron with ten faces
Polish dziesięciościan
  • dziesięciościanpolyhedron with ten faces
Portuguese decaedro
  • decaedropolyhedron with ten faces
Russian дека́эдр, десятигранник
  • дека́эдр (dekáedr)polyhedron with ten faces
  • десятигранник (desjatigrannik)polyhedron with ten faces
Slovak desaťsten, dekaéder
  • desaťstenpolyhedron with ten faces
  • dekaéderpolyhedron with ten faces
Spanish decaedro
  • decaedropolyhedron with ten faces
Tagalog puldayag
  • puldayagpolyhedron with ten faces
Cite this entry
APA

decahedron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decahedron

MLA

“decahedron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decahedron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decahedron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decahedron.

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