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decahedron

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A polyhedron with ten faces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any polyhedron having ten plane faces

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: polyhedron

History

Etymology

From deca- + -hedron.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: dekaedro — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Catalan: decaedre — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Catalan: decàedre — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十面體 /十面体 (shímiàntǐ) — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Czech: desetistěn — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Esperanto: dekedro — polyhedron with ten faces
  • French: décaèdre — polyhedron with ten faces
  • German: Dekaeder — polyhedron with ten faces
  • German: Zehnflächner — polyhedron with ten faces
  • German: 10-Flächner — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Hungarian: dekaéder — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Icelandic: tíflötungur — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Italian: decaedro — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Japanese: 十面体 (jūmentai) — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Korean: 십면체 (simmyeonche) — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Polish: dziesięciościan — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Portuguese: decaedro — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Russian: дека́эдр (dekáedr) — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Russian: десятигранник (desjatigrannik) — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Slovak: desaťsten — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Slovak: dekaéder — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Spanish: decaedro — polyhedron with ten faces
  • Tagalog: puldayag — polyhedron with ten faces