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noun
Any of five convex polyhedra with congruent regular polygonal faces, which have a high degree of symmetry and have been studied since antiquity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: regular polyhedron, regular convex solid, regular convex polyhedron, Platonic body, ideal solid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: polyhedron
Narrower terms: regular tetrahedron, cube, regular hexahedron, regular dodecahedron, regular octahedron, regular icosahedron
History
From Platonic + solid, in reference to the Greek philosopher Plato, who in his dialogue Timaeus theorised about a correspondence between these solids and the classical physical elements.
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