"truncated dodecahedron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: truncated dodecahedra [plural], truncated dodecahedrons [plural]
Etymology: From truncated + dodecahedron, referring to a construction method for the figure. Etymology templates: {{m|en|truncated}} truncated, {{m|en|dodecahedron}} dodecahedron Head templates: {{en-noun|truncated dodecahedra|s}} truncated dodecahedron (plural truncated dodecahedra or truncated dodecahedrons)
  1. (geometry) An Archimedean solid with thirty-two regular faces (twelve decagons and twenty triangles) and ninety edges. Wikipedia link: truncated dodecahedron Categories (topical): Geometry, Polyhedra Translations (polyhedron with 12 decagonal faces, 20 triangular faces and 90 edges): dodecaedro troncato [masculine] (Italian)

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