Table of polyhedron dihedral angles
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The dihedral angles for the edge-transitive polyhedra are:
| Picture | Name | Schläfli symbol |
Vertex/Face configuration |
exact dihedral angle (radians) |
dihedral angle – exact in bold, else approximate (degrees) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platonic solids (regular convex) | |||||
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Tetrahedron | {3,3} | (3.3.3) | 70.529° | |
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Hexahedron or Cube | {4,3} | (4.4.4) | 90° | |
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Octahedron | {3,4} | (3.3.3.3) | 109.471° | |
|
Dodecahedron | {5,3} | (5.5.5) | 116.565° | |
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Icosahedron | {3,5} | (3.3.3.3.3) | 138.190° | |
| Kepler–Poinsot polyhedra (regular nonconvex) | |||||
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Small stellated dodecahedron | {5/2,5} | (5/2.5/2.5/2.5/2.5/2) | 116.565° | |
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Great dodecahedron | {5,5/2} | (5.5.5.5.5)/2 | 63.435° | |
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Great stellated dodecahedron | {5/2,3} | (5/2.5/2.5/2) | 63.435° | |
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Great icosahedron | {3,5/2} | (3.3.3.3.3)/2 | 41.810° | |
| Quasiregular polyhedra (Rectified regular) | |||||
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Tetratetrahedron | r{3,3} | (3.3.3.3) | 109.471° | |
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Cuboctahedron | r{3,4} | (3.4.3.4) | 125.264° | |
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Icosidodecahedron | r{3,5} | (3.5.3.5) | 142.623° | |
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Dodecadodecahedron | r{5/2,5} | (5.5/2.5.5/2) | 116.565° | |
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Great icosidodecahedron | r{5/2,3} | (3.5/2.3.5/2) | 37.377° | |
| Ditrigonal polyhedra | |||||
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Small ditrigonal icosidodecahedron | a{5,3} | (3.5/2.3.5/2.3.5/2) | 142.623° | |
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Ditrigonal dodecadodecahedron | b{5,5/2} | (5.5/3.5.5/3.5.5/3) | 63.435° | |
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Great ditrigonal icosidodecahedron | c{3,5/2} | (3.5.3.5.3.5)/2 | 79.188° | |
| Hemipolyhedra | |||||
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Tetrahemihexahedron | o{3,3} | (3.4.3/2.4) | 54.736° | |
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Cubohemioctahedron | o{3,4} | (4.6.4/3.6) | 54.736° | |
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Octahemioctahedron | o{4,3} | (3.6.3/2.6) | 70.529° | |
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Small dodecahemidodecahedron | o{3,5} | (5.10.5/4.10) | 26.058° | |
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Small icosihemidodecahedron | o{5,3} | (3.10.3/2.10) | 116.565° | |
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Great dodecahemicosahedron | o{5/2,5} | (5.6.5/4.6) | 37.377° | |
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Small dodecahemicosahedron | o{5,5/2} | (5/2.6.5/3.6) | 79.188° | |
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Great icosihemidodecahedron | o{5/2,3} | (3.10/3.3/2.10/3) | 37.377° | |
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Great dodecahemidodecahedron | o{3,5/2} | (5/2.10/3.5/3.10/3) | 63.435° | |
| Quasiregular dual solids | |||||
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Rhombic hexahedron (Dual of tetratetrahedron) |
— | V(3.3.3.3) | 90° | |
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Rhombic dodecahedron (Dual of cuboctahedron) |
— | V(3.4.3.4) | 120° | |
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Rhombic triacontahedron (Dual of icosidodecahedron) |
— | V(3.5.3.5) | 144° | |
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Medial rhombic triacontahedron (Dual of dodecadodecahedron) |
— | V(5.5/2.5.5/2) | 120° | |
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Great rhombic triacontahedron (Dual of great icosidodecahedron) |
— | V(3.5/2.3.5/2) | 72° | |
| Duals of the ditrigonal polyhedra | |||||
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Small triambic icosahedron (Dual of small ditrigonal icosidodecahedron) |
— | V(3.5/2.3.5/2.3.5/2) | 109.471° | |
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Medial triambic icosahedron (Dual of ditrigonal dodecadodecahedron) |
— | V(5.5/3.5.5/3.5.5/3) | 109.471° | |
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Great triambic icosahedron (Dual of great ditrigonal icosidodecahedron) |
— | V(3.5.3.5.3.5)/2 | 109.471° | |
| Duals of the hemipolyhedra | |||||
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Tetrahemihexacron (Dual of tetrahemihexahedron) |
— | V(3.4.3/2.4) | 90° | |
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Hexahemioctacron (Dual of cubohemioctahedron) |
— | V(4.6.4/3.6) | 120° | |
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Octahemioctacron (Dual of octahemioctahedron) |
— | V(3.6.3/2.6) | 120° | |
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Small dodecahemidodecacron (Dual of small dodecahemidodecacron) |
— | V(5.10.5/4.10) | 144° | |
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Small icosihemidodecacron (Dual of small icosihemidodecacron) |
— | V(3.10.3/2.10) | 144° | |
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Great dodecahemicosacron (Dual of great dodecahemicosahedron) |
— | V(5.6.5/4.6) | 120° | |
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Small dodecahemicosacron (Dual of small dodecahemicosahedron) |
— | V(5/2.6.5/3.6) | 120° | |
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Great icosihemidodecacron (Dual of great icosihemidodecacron) |
— | V(3.10/3.3/2.10/3) | 72° | |
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Great dodecahemidodecacron (Dual of great dodecahemidodecacron) |
— | V(5/2.10/3.5/3.10/3) | 72° | |
References
[edit]- Coxeter, Regular Polytopes (1963), Macmillan Company
- Regular Polytopes, (3rd edition, 1973), Dover edition, ISBN 0-486-61480-8 (Table I: Regular Polytopes, (i) The nine regular polyhedra {p,q} in ordinary space)
- Williams, Robert (1979). The Geometrical Foundation of Natural Structure: A Source Book of Design. Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-486-23729-X. (Section 3-7 to 3-9)
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Uniform Polyhedron". MathWorld.