English Explanatory Dictionary

snub dodecahedron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A polyhedron that has 12 pentagonal and 80 triangular faces and is an Archimedean solid.

Word forms

snub dodecahedron snub dodecahedra snub dodecahedrons

Etymology

From dodecahedron simum, Kepler's name for this solid in is 1619 work Harmonices Mundi.

Synonyms

snub icosidodecahedron

Derived words

dextro snub dodecahedron laevo snub dodecahedron
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