Definition of ICOSAHEDRON

icosahedron

Plural: icosahedra, icosahedrons

Noun

  • any polyhedron having twenty plane faces
  • A polyhedron with twenty faces.
  • A regular icosahedron: one of the Platonic solids, all of whose faces are regular (equilateral) triangles

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἰκοσάεδρον (eikosáedron), from εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “face of a geometrical solid”). Equivalent to icosa- + -hedron.

Synonyms

regular gyroelongated pentagonal bipyramid

Scrabble Score: 17

icosahedron: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
icosahedron: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
icosahedron: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

icosahedron: valid Words With Friends Word