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Q: Polyhedra are named by the shape of their what?
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What shape has more then one vertex?

polyhedra


Which shape has only straight edges?

Polyhedra.


What is shape of faces?

In the context of polyhedra, they are polygons. Otherwise, they can be any shape you like.


Which shape have more than one vertex?

All polygons and polyhedra.All polygons and polyhedra.All polygons and polyhedra.All polygons and polyhedra.


What shape has two opposite identical faces?

A cube, a dodecahedron, an icosahedron amongst regular polyhedra. Many irregular polyhedra, including a prism.


What are three-dimensional shape with flat surfaces that are polygons?

Polyhedron (plural polyhedra)


How do you name a polyhedra?

Polyhedra are named by the number of faces they contain. The names are based on Classical Greek. Over time, some polyhedra have become known by common, non-Greek names, i.e. a regular hexahedron is commonly called a cube.


What is a 3-D geometric figure called?

Polyhedra. AS long as the 3D shape has no curves


Polyhedra is a greek word meaning?

Poly = manyHedron = corner (in 3-d space) So a polyhedron is a 3-d shape having many vertices (solid angles). The plural of polyhedron is polyhedra.


What 3D shape has some triangular faces?

There are infinitely many polyhedra with one or more triangular faces.


What is a solid shape with triangular faces?

Tetrahedron Or Octahedron, or icosahedron, plus any number of irregular polyhedra.


What geometric shape is a pyramid made from?

The pyramid is made in the geometrical solid shape of quadrilateral pyramid.However there are some geometrical polyhedra/ platonifc solid shapes of tetrahedron