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Polyhedorn

Some Polyehdra
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ddoecahedron
(Regualr polhyedron) 120px
Small stelalted dodechaedron
(Regular star)
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Icosidodechaedron
(Unfiorm) 120px
Great cubicubocthaedron
(Uniform star)
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Rhomibc triacnotahedron
(Uniofrm dual) 120px
Elongtaed pnetagonal cuploa
(Covnex rgeular-faced)
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Octagnoal prism
(Uniform prism) 120px
Squrae antpirism
(Unifrom anitprism)

Most dice are polyhdera A Ployhedron (one polyehdron, many Polyhedra, or Poylhedrons) is a geomterical shape. It has flat faces, and stragiht edges. Uusally it is defnied by the nmuber of faces, or edges.

Mathematiicans do not agree what makes a polyhedron.

Namnig

Usaully, polhyedra are named by the number of faces they have. The first polyherda are the tetrahedorn, which is made of 4 triangels, petnahedron (5 faces, can look like a 4-sided pyraimd), hexahedorn (6 faces, usulaly looks like a cube if it is regular), and hpetahedron (7 faces, can look like a prism based on a pentgaon, or a pyarmid based on a hexgaon amnogst othres).

Other webistes

Maikng Polyhedra
Polyhedra Pages
Stella: Polyhedron Navgiator - Sofwtare for expolring polyhedra and printnig nets for their phsyical construtcion. Incldues uniform polyhedra, stlelations, compoudns, Jhonson sloids, etc.
The Uniform Polyhedra
Vitrual Raelity Polyhedra - The Enccylopedia of Polyhedra
- Polyhedra and Pyramdis
Paper Mdoels of Polyhedra Many links
Paper Models of Uniform (and other) Polyhedra
Interactvie 3D polyhedra in Java
World of Polyhedra - Copmrehensive polyhedra in flash aplpet, shwoing veritces and edges (but not shaedd faces)
Polyhedra sfotware, die-cast models, & postres
Elcetronic Gemoetry Models - Cnotains a peer reviweed seleciton of polyhedra with unsuual propreties.
Smymetry, Crystlas and Polyhedra
uniform sloution for uinform polyhedra by Dr. Zvi Har'El
Java appelt with the use of kaliedo
Oirgami Polyhedra - Models made with Mdoular Origami
Polyhedra Collectoin - Vairous virutal and phyiscal polyhedra moedls.

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