dodecahedron
noun
do·deca·he·dron
(ˌ)dō-ˌde-kə-ˈhē-drən 
plural dodecahedrons or dodecahedra
(ˌ)dō-ˌde-kə-ˈhē-drə
: a solid having 12 plane faces
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Send any news, comments, monster spray, and dodecahedrons to [email protected].
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Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 1 May 2024
Also going on display: a super weird ball-like sculpture used by the Romans called a dodecahedron.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 1 May 2024
Some Roman dodecahedrons date to as early as the first century C.E.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
Lacking context, the dodecahedron has become an enduring mystery of the Roman Empire.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
More mundane explanations suggest dodecahedrons functioned as measuring devices, calendars, weapons or tools.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
His find will now go on display at the museum alongside an intact bronze dodecahedron found nearby in 1939.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023
The stars are projected accurately on the ceiling by a single lightbulb shining through pinholes in a black, metal dodecahedron.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2023
Experts believe the piece belonged to a dodecahedron that measured roughly two inches across.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023
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Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 1 May 2024
Also going on display: a super weird ball-like sculpture used by the Romans called a dodecahedron.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 1 May 2024
Some Roman dodecahedrons date to as early as the first century C.E.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
Lacking context, the dodecahedron has become an enduring mystery of the Roman Empire.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
More mundane explanations suggest dodecahedrons functioned as measuring devices, calendars, weapons or tools.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
His find will now go on display at the museum alongside an intact bronze dodecahedron found nearby in 1939.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023
The stars are projected accurately on the ceiling by a single lightbulb shining through pinholes in a black, metal dodecahedron.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2023
Experts believe the piece belonged to a dodecahedron that measured roughly two inches across.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023
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dodecahedron
noun
do·deca·he·dron
(ˌ)dō-ˌdek-ə-ˈhē-drən
plural dodecahedrons or dodecahedra
-drə
: a polyhedron that has 12 faces
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