Decahedron

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decahedron \Dec`a*he"dron\ (d[e^]k`[.a]*h[=e]"dr[o^]n), n.; pl.
     E. {Decahedrons} (d[e^]k`[.a]*h[=e]"dr[o^]nz), L.
     {Decahedra}. [Pref. deca- + Gr. 'e`dra a seat, a base, fr.
     'e`zesqai to sit: cf. F. d['e]ca[`e]dre.] (Geom.)
     A solid figure or body inclosed by ten plane surfaces.
     [Written also, less correctly, {decaedron}.]


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decahedron
       n : any polyhedron having ten plane faces