pentadodecahedron

noun

a regular dodecahedron having twelve pentagonal faces

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nounpentadodecahedron (plural pentadodecahedrons)

plural pentadodecahedrons

  1. a regular dodecahedron having twelve pentagonal faces

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Englishdodecahedron
  7. Englishpentadodecahedron

From penta- + dodecahedron.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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