noun
- a solid figure with five plane faces
Usage: geometry
Examples
- The pyramid is an example of a pentahedron.
- Students learned to identify different types of pentahedra in geometry class.
- A triangular prism is a common pentahedron with two triangular faces and three rectangular faces.
- The crystal formed a perfect pentahedron shape.
- Mathematicians study the properties of pentahedra and other polyhedra.
- The architect designed a building based on a pentahedron structure.