Table of polyhedron dihedral angles

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The dihedral angles for the edge-transitive polyhedra are:

PictureName Schläfli
symbol
Vertex/Face
configuration
exact dihedral angle
(radians)
dihedral angle
exact in bold,
else approximate
(degrees)
Platonic solids (regular convex)
Tetrahedron.png Tetrahedron {3,3}(3.3.3)70.529°
Hexahedron.png Hexahedron or Cube {4,3}(4.4.4)90°
Octahedron.png Octahedron {3,4}(3.3.3.3)109.471°
Dodecahedron.png Dodecahedron {5,3}(5.5.5)116.565°
Icosahedron.png Icosahedron {3,5}(3.3.3.3.3)138.190°
Kepler–Poinsot solids (regular nonconvex)
Small stellated dodecahedron.png Small stellated dodecahedron {5/2,5}(5/2.5/2.5/2.5/2.5/2)116.565°
Great dodecahedron.png Great dodecahedron {5,5/2}(5.5.5.5.5)/263.435°
Great stellated dodecahedron.png Great stellated dodecahedron {5/2,3}(5/2.5/2.5/2)63.435°
Great icosahedron.png Great icosahedron {3,5/2}(3.3.3.3.3)/241.810°
Quasiregular polyhedra (Rectified regular)
Uniform polyhedron-33-t1.svg Tetratetrahedron r{3,3}(3.3.3.3)109.471°
Cuboctahedron.png Cuboctahedron r{3,4}(3.4.3.4)125.264°
Icosidodecahedron.png Icosidodecahedron r{3,5}(3.5.3.5)142.623°
Dodecadodecahedron.png Dodecadodecahedron r{5/2,5}(5.5/2.5.5/2)116.565°
Great icosidodecahedron.png Great icosidodecahedron r{5/2,3}(3.5/2.3.5/2)37.377°
Ditrigonal polyhedra
Small ditrigonal icosidodecahedron.png Small ditrigonal icosidodecahedron a{5,3}(3.5/2.3.5/2.3.5/2)142.623°
Ditrigonal dodecadodecahedron.png Ditrigonal dodecadodecahedron b{5,5/2}(5.5/3.5.5/3.5.5/3)63.435°
Great ditrigonal icosidodecahedron.png Great ditrigonal icosidodecahedron c{3,5/2}(3.5.3.5.3.5)/279.188°
Hemipolyhedra
Tetrahemihexahedron.png Tetrahemihexahedron o{3,3}(3.4.3/2.4)54.736°
Cubohemioctahedron.png Cubohemioctahedron o{3,4}(4.6.4/3.6)54.736°
Octahemioctahedron.png Octahemioctahedron o{4,3}(3.6.3/2.6)70.529°
Small dodecahemidodecahedron.png Small dodecahemidodecahedron o{3,5}(5.10.5/4.10)26.058°
Small icosihemidodecahedron.png Small icosihemidodecahedron o{5,3}(3.10.3/2.10)116.56°
Great dodecahemicosahedron.png Great dodecahemicosahedron o{5/2,5}(5.6.5/4.6)37.377°
Small dodecahemicosahedron.png Small dodecahemicosahedron o{5,5/2}(5/2.6.5/3.6)79.188°
Great icosihemidodecahedron.png Great icosihemidodecahedron o{5/2,3}(3.10/3.3/2.10/3)37.377°
Great dodecahemidodecahedron.png Great dodecahemidodecahedron o{3,5/2}(5/2.10/3.5/3.10/3)63.435°
Quasiregular dual solids
Hexahedron.png Rhombic hexahedron
(Dual of tetratetrahedron)
V(3.3.3.3)90°
Rhombic dodecahedron.png Rhombic dodecahedron
(Dual of cuboctahedron)
V(3.4.3.4)120°
Rhombic triacontahedron.png Rhombic triacontahedron
(Dual of icosidodecahedron)
V(3.5.3.5)144°
DU36 medial rhombic triacontahedron.png Medial rhombic triacontahedron
(Dual of dodecadodecahedron)
V(5.5/2.5.5/2)120°
DU54 great rhombic triacontahedron.png Great rhombic triacontahedron
(Dual of great icosidodecahedron)
V(3.5/2.3.5/2)72°
Duals of the ditrigonal polyhedra
DU30 small triambic icosahedron.png Small triambic icosahedron
(Dual of small ditrigonal icosidodecahedron)
V(3.5/2.3.5/2.3.5/2)109.471°
DU41 medial triambic icosahedron.png Medial triambic icosahedron
(Dual of ditrigonal dodecadodecahedron)
V(5.5/3.5.5/3.5.5/3)109.471°
DU47 great triambic icosahedron.png Great triambic icosahedron
(Dual of great ditrigonal icosidodecahedron)
V(3.5.3.5.3.5)/2109.471°
Duals of the hemipolyhedra
Tetrahemihexacron.png Tetrahemihexacron
(Dual of tetrahemihexahedron)
V(3.4.3/2.4)90°
Hexahemioctacron.png Hexahemioctacron
(Dual of cubohemioctahedron)
V(4.6.4/3.6)120°
Hexahemioctacron.png Octahemioctacron
(Dual of octahemioctahedron)
V(3.6.3/2.6)120°
Small dodecahemidodecacron.png Small dodecahemidodecacron
(Dual of small dodecahemidodecacron)
V(5.10.5/4.10)144°
Small dodecahemidodecacron.png Small icosihemidodecacron
(Dual of small icosihemidodecacron)
V(3.10.3/2.10)144°
Small dodecahemicosacron.png Great dodecahemicosacron
(Dual of great dodecahemicosahedron)
V(5.6.5/4.6)120°
Small dodecahemicosacron.png Small dodecahemicosacron
(Dual of small dodecahemicosahedron)
V(5/2.6.5/3.6)120°
Great dodecahemidodecacron.png Great icosihemidodecacron
(Dual of great icosihemidodecacron)
V(3.10/3.3/2.10/3)72°
Great dodecahemidodecacron.png Great dodecahemidodecacron
(Dual of great dodecahemidodecacron)
V(5/2.10/3.5/3.10/3)72°

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