Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahy-koh-suh-hee-druh n, ahy-kos-uh-]
- /aɪˌkoʊ səˈhi drən, aɪˌkɒs ə-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ahy-koh-suh-hee-druh n, ahy-kos-uh-]
- /aɪˌkoʊ səˈhi drən, aɪˌkɒs ə-/
Definitions of icosahedron word
- noun plural icosahedron a solid figure having 20 faces. 1
- noun icosahedron A solid figure with twenty plane faces, especially equilateral triangular ones. 1
- noun icosahedron a solid figure having 20 faces. The faces of a regular icosahedron are equilateral triangles 0
- noun icosahedron a solid figure with twenty plane surfaces 0
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Origin of icosahedron
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Greek eikosáedron, equivalent to eikosa- (variant of eikosi-, combining form of eíkosi twenty) + -edron -hedron
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Parts of speech for Icosahedron
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icosahedron popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for icosahedron
noun icosahedron
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
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