Geometry and TrigonometrySolid Geometry |
What are the various types of polyhedra? |
As with most forms, polyhedra are divided into many names, depending on the number of faces. The following lists some of them, based on their number of sides:
| Sides | Polyhedra Name |
| 4 | tetrahedron |
| 5 | pentahedron |
| 6 | hexahedron |
| 7 | heptahedron |
| 8 | octahedron |
| 9 | nonahedron |
| 10 | decahedron |
| 11 | undecahedron |
| 12 | dodecahedron |
| 14 | tetradecahedron |
| 20 | icosahedron |
| 24 | icositetrahedron |
| 30 | triacontahedron |
| 32 | icosidodecahedron |
| 60 | hexecontahedron |
| 90 | enneacontahedron |