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a combining form meaning "face," used in the names of geometrical solid figures having the form or number of faces specified by the initial element: tetrahedron.

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What are words with the prefix hedron?

The root word Hedron is a suffix.


Is a octahedron a 2D or 3D shape?

The suffix "hedron" implies 3D. The 2D suffix is "gon"


Is a dodecahedron a 2D or 3D shape?

The suffix "hedron" implies 3D. The 2D suffix is "gon"


Is a dodecahedron a 2d shape?

No. The suffix -hedron indicates that it is a 3-d shape.


What 3D shape has 15 faces?

A 15-agon (really.) * * * * * NOT REALLY because the "-agon" suffix is applied to 2-dimensional objects. For 3-dimensional objects, the suffix is "-hedron" so the correct ansver could be 15-hedron, but certainlyy NOT 15-agon.


What does -hedron mean?

"Hedron" is usually at the end of a geometrical shape meaning "faces".


How many equal sides does hedron have?

A hedron is not a shape - it is a suffix for solid shapes bounded by plane (polygonal) faces. The prefix give information on the number of faces for example, a tetrahedron has four faces, a decahedron has 10. In any case, there is no need for any of them to be equal.


What does suffix in mean?

There is no suffix in mean.


What does hedron mean in maths?

a geometric figure having a specified kind or number of faces.


Is a nonagon a 2d shape or a 3d shape?

A 2-d shape. The suffix -gon indicates a 2-d shape while -hedron indicates a 3-d shape.


What is the name of a solid that has more than six faces?

They have compound names which use Greek prefices for the number of faces, and the suffix "hedron".So, an octahedron would be a solid with 8 faces.


What does the word poly hedron mean?

A polyhedron is a solid object all of whose faces are polygons.