Kepler solid

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English

A great stellated dodecahedron, one of the Kepler solids

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Kepler–Poinsot polyhedron

Etymology

Named after Johannes Kepler.

Noun

Kepler solid (plural Kepler solids)

(geometry) Any of several nonconvex regular polyhedra with regular pentagrammatic faces or vertex figures and which can be obtained by stellation of the dodecahedron or icosahedron.

Synonyms

(Any of several polyhedra): Kepler-Poinsot polyhedron

Hyponyms

(Any of several polyhedra): great dodecahedron, great icosahedron, great stellated dodecahedron, small stellated dodecahedron

See also

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