Decahedron

/ˌdɛkəˈhɛdrən/ noun

Definition

A three-dimensional solid shape with exactly ten flat faces (sides).

Etymology

From Greek deca- (ten) + hedron (face or side). Mathematicians use this term to describe a specific polyhedron, following the Greek naming convention for geometric solids.

Kelly Says

Decahedra are rarer in nature than cubes or octahedra, but they show up in some crystal structures and are beloved by tabletop gamers—there's actually a 'd10' die used in role-playing games that's a pentagonal trapezohedron, not a true decahedron!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰባት አስገድ
se-ba-at as-ged
ARالعربية
مُخَطَّطٌ عَشَرَةَ الأضلاع
mu-khaṭṭaṭun 'aṣara-ta al-aḍlā'
BNবাংলা
দশমুখী
dosh-mo-khee
CACatalà
decaedre
deh-kah-eh-dree
CSČeština
desetiúhelník
des-ee-tee-oo-hel-nik
DADansk
tikanet
tee-ka-net
DEDeutsch
Zwölfkant
tsvoel-f-kant
ELΕλληνικά
δεκάεδρος
deh-kah-eh-dros
ESEspañol
decaedro
deh-kah-EH-dro
FAفارسی
ده وجهی
deh-veh-ee-ee
FISuomi
kymmenkulmio
kymm-en-kul-mio
FRFrançais
décaèdre
deh-kah-ehdhr
GUGU
દશभुજ
dasha-bhuj
HAHA
sashin
shah-shin
HEעברית
עשר-צד
esher-tsad
HIहिन्दी
दशभुज
dasha-bhuj
HUMagyar
tízszög
teez-shoeg
IDBahasa Indonesia
sebelas sisi
se-be-las si-si
IGIG
asọ
a-so
ITItaliano
decaedro
deh-kah-EH-dro
JA日本語
十角形
juu-kakkei
KKKK
онда жазы
onda ja-zy
KMKM
ទីស្ដី
tee-sdei
KO한국어
십면체
sip-myeon-che
MRMR
दशभुज
dasha-bhuj
MSBahasa Melayu
sebelas muka
se-be-las mu-ka
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင် ငါး
kya-ung nga
NLNederlands
decahedron
deh-kah-eh-dron
NONorsk
tisokantet
tee-soh-kan-tet
PAPA
ਦਸਭੁਜ
das-bhuj
PLPolski
dwudziestościan
dvudzies-to-sh-chian
PTPortuguês
decaedro
deh-kah-EH-dro
RORomână
decaedru
deh-kah-eh-dru
RUРусский
десятигранник
desyatigrannik
SVSvenska
tiohörning
tee-oh-hoer-ning
SWKiswahili
kosa kumi
ko-sa ku-mi
TAதமிழ்
பத்துமுக
paththu-muga
TEతెలుగు
పదమూడవ
pad-moo-da-va
THไทย
สิบหน้า
sip-na
TLTL
labing-isang panig
la-bing-i-sang pa-nig
TRTürkçe
onka
on-kah
UKУкраїнська
десятигранник
desyatigrannik
URاردو
دہی شکل
deh-ee shakhl
VITiếng Việt
thập giác
thap-gjak
YOYO
ẹ̀kan
eh-kan
ZH中文
十面體
shí miàn tǐ
ZUZU
isihlangu
ee-sihl-an-goo

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