Rhombic dodecahedron

Rhombic dodecahedron

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Type Catalan solid
Coxeter diagram
Conway notation jC
Face type V3.4.3.4

rhombus
Faces 12
Edges 24
Vertices 14
Vertices by type 8{3}+6{4}
Symmetry group Oh, B3, [4,3], (*432)
Rotation group O, [4,3]+, (432)
Dihedral angle 120°
Properties convex, face-transitive isohedral, isotoxal, parallelohedron

Cuboctahedron
(dual polyhedron)
Rhombic dodecahedron Net
Net
3D model of a rhombic dodecahedron

In geometry, the rhombic dodecahedron is a convex polyhedron with 12 congruent rhombic faces. It has 24 edges, and 14 vertices of 2 types. It is a Catalan solid, and the dual polyhedron of the cuboctahedron.


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