dodecadodecahedron

UK/ˌdəʊdɛkəˌdəʊdɛkəˈhiːdɹən/UK/ˌdəʊdɪkəˌdəʊdɪkəˈhiːdɹən/UK/ˌdoʊdɛkəˌdoʊdɛkəˈhiːdɹən/

noun

A nonconvex polyhedron with twenty-four faces, thirty vertices, and sixty edges.

Scrabble 30

Meanings

noundodecadodecahedron (plural dodecadodecahedra or dodecadodecahedrons)

plural dodecadodecahedra · plural dodecadodecahedrons

  1. geometryA nonconvex polyhedron with twenty-four faces, thirty vertices, and sixty edges.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwoΗdeḱm̥
  2. Ancient Greekδώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)
  3. Englishdodeca-
  4. Englishdodecahedron
  5. Englishdodecadodecahedron

From dodeca- + dodecahedron.

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Translations

Esperanto dekdu-dekduedro
  • dekdu-dekduedrogeometry
French dodécadodécaèdre
  • dodécadodécaèdregeometry
Japanese 十二・十二面体
  • 十二・十二面体 (jūni jūni mentai)geometry
Korean 십이십이면체
  • 십이십이면체 (sibisibimyeonche)geometry
Cite this entry
APA

dodecadodecahedron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecadodecahedron

MLA

“dodecadodecahedron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecadodecahedron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dodecadodecahedron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecadodecahedron.

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