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Definition of Platonic solid
1. Noun. Any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent.
Generic synonyms: Polyhedron
Specialized synonyms: Regular Tetrahedron, Cube, Regular Hexahedron, Regular Dodecahedron, Regular Octahedron, Regular Icosahedron
Definition of Platonic solid
1. Noun. (geometry) Any one of the following five polyhedra: the regular tetrahedron, the cube, the regular octahedron, the regular dodecahedron and the regular icosahedron. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Platonic Solid
Literary usage of Platonic solid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays on the Platonic Ethics by Thomas Maguire (1870)
"The factors of the Platonic solid, which represents the perfect human animal,
are according to Fries 3* x 4" x 5.7 = 5040. Now, if we attach Pythagorean ..."
2. Essays on the Platonic Ethics by Thomas Maguire (1870)
"The factors of the Platonic solid, which represents the perfect human animal,
are according to Fries 3* x 4" x 5.7 = 5040. Now, if we attach Pythagorean ..."
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