IN MATH: 1. n. an n-sided three-dimensional solid, where n is a finite natural number greater than three; a non-planar object having a finite number of sides each of which is a polygon. EX. A polyhedron is named by the number of sides it has.

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 140.

1. Name a ten-sided polyhedron. (Think of the metric prefix for 10 times.)

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