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The solid commonly called a dodecahedron is not a solid pyramid but the name simply means a solid shape with 12 faces and so, a pyramid on a 11-sided polygonal base will be a dodecahedron.

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Is dedecahedron a solid pyramid?

The solid commonly called a dodecahedron is not a solid pyramid but the name simply means a solid shape with 12 faces and so, a pyramid on a 11-sided polygonal base will be a dodecahedron.


What platonic solid is a pyramid?

The platonic solids are: a tetrahedron, a cube, an octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron. A pyramid has a base with triangles attached to it with a common vertex. The platonic solid that is a pyramid is a tetrahedron (a triangular based pyramid).


How many edges does a dodecahedron pyramid have?

22 edges.


What is a solid figure with 12 plane faces called?

I believe it to be a dodecahedron I believe it to be a dodecahedron +++ You believe correctly: it is a dodecahedron.


How do you spell dodecahedron?

That is the correct spelling of "dodecahedron" (12-sided geometric solid).


Which solid has twelve faces?

dodecahedron


What is the name of the solid with 12 equal faces?

The solid with 12 equal faces is a dodecahedron. A dodecahedron has 12 equal pentagon surfaces.


What has faces which are pentagons?

Dodecahedron


What platonic solid do not have triangular faces?

dodecahedron


How many vertices does a dodecahedron pyramid have?

A dodecahedron pyramid does not exist.However, a dodecagon pyramid exists. If a dodecagon has 12 sides, there would be 12 vertices. But all the vertices would join up to make a vertex, making one extra vertex. 12 + 1 = 13


How many sides does a dodecherdon have?

Assuming that dodecherdon is your attempt at spelling dodecahedron, a dodecahedron is a solid figure with 12 flat faces.


How mwny face a dodecahedron have?

a dodecahedron is a regular geometric solid, it has 12 pentagons as faces, 30 vertices and 30 edges