triakisicosahedron
Syllables
tri-a-kis-i-co-sa-he-dron
Pronunciation
/ˌtraɪ.æk.ɪs.ɪˌkɒs.əˈhiː.drən/
Stress
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Morphemes
tri- + icosahedron
The word 'triakisicosahedron' is divided into eight syllables: tri-a-kis-i-co-sa-he-dron. It's a noun of Greek and Latin origin, referring to a specific polyhedron. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard English (GB) rules based on onset-rhyme structure and vowel nuclei.
Definitions
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A polyhedron with 62 faces (30 kites and 32 triangles), formed by superimposing an icosahedron and its dual, the dodecahedron, such that the vertices of the icosahedron are at the centers of the faces of the dodecahedron.
“The model was a perfect triakisicosahedron.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('hi' in 'hedron').
Syllables
tri — Open syllable, onset 'tr', rhyme 'aɪ'. a — Open syllable, single vowel. kis — Closed syllable, onset 'k', rhyme 'ɪs', coda 's'. i — Open syllable, single vowel. co — Open syllable, onset 'k', rhyme 'ə'. sa — Open syllable, onset 's', rhyme 'ə'. he — Open syllable, onset 'h', rhyme 'iː'. dron — Closed syllable, onset 'dr', rhyme 'ə', coda 'n'
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