Archimedean solid

Meaning

Noun

Any of a class of convex semiregular polyhedra, composed of two or more types of regular polygon meeting in identical vertices.

Origin

Named after ancient Greek mathematician and engineer Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BCE).

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