Platonic-solid Definition
noun
(geometry) Any one of the following five polyhedra: the regular tetrahedron, the cube, the regular octahedron, the regular dodecahedron and the regular icosahedron.
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Synonyms:
- ideal solid
- platonic-body
- regular convex polyhedron
- regular convex solid
- regular polyhedron
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Noun
Singular:
platonic-solid
Plural:
platonic-solidsOrigin of Platonic-solid
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Named after the Greek philosopher Plato, who wrote about these solids in his treatise Timaeus.
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