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It comes from Greek:
"dodeca-" is a transliteration (writing using similar sounding letters in the Latin alphabet) of Greek for 12 - δώδεκα
"-gon" comes from the Greek word γωνία (gonia) meaning corner (or the related word γωνιών (gonion) meaning angle).
So a dodecagon is literally a twelve-cornered or twelve-angled shape, but we tend to count sides rather than vertices and so call it a twelve-sided shape.
I guess the reason that Greek is used to name shapes is that Geometry was first studied by the Greeks.
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What is a 2d shape that has 12 vertices?
It is a 12 sided dodecagon
What the name for the 12 sided shape?
Yeah . its called a dodecagon .
How many sides does a 12 sided shape called?
it is a dodecagon
What shape haves 12 sided?
a 12 sided shape.
What is a twelve sided structure called?
A 12 sided figure is called a dodecagon. A 3-dimensional shape with 12 faces is called a dodecahedron.
Whats a twelve sided shape called?
A 12 sided shape is called a dodecagon.
What is a 12 sided shape called?
It is called a dodecagon.
What do you call a 12 sided shape?
A 12-sided shape is called a dodecagon.
What is a 2d shape that has 12 vertices?
It is a 12 sided dodecagon
What is name of a 12 sided shape?
A 12 sided polygon is called a dodecagon.
What is the shape of a 12 sided shape?
A twelve-sided plane figure is called a dodecagon.
What is a shape called that has 12 sides?
A 12 sided figure is called a dodecagon.
What is a shape with 12 sides called?
If it's a 2-dimensional shape, like lines drawn on paper, a 12 sided shape is called a dodecagon. If it's 3-dimensional, like a 12-sided die, then it's called a dodecahedron.dodecagon
What the name for the 12 sided shape?
Yeah . its called a dodecagon .
How many sides does a 12 sided shape called?
it is a dodecagon
What shape haves 12 sided?
a 12 sided shape.
What do you call a 12-sided shape?
It's called a dodecagon or a duodecagon.
