decahedron Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any polyhedron having ten plane faces

WordNet

Dec`a*he"dron noun
Etymology
Pref. deca- + Gr. 'e`dra a seat, a base, fr. 'e`zesthai to sit: cf. F. décaèdre.
Wordforms
plural E Decahedrons L Decahedra
Definitions
  1. (Geom.) A solid figure or body inclosed by ten plane surfaces. Written also, less correctly, decaedron.

Webster 1913