octagon

[ ok-tuh-gon, -guhn ]

noun

1. a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.

octagon

/ ˈɒktəɡən /

noun

1. a polygon having eight sides

octagon

/ ŏk′tə-gŏn′ /

1. A polygon having eight sides.

octagon

1. A polygon having eight sides.

Word History and Origins

Origin of octagon¹

1650–60; < Latin octagōnon < Greek oktágōnon, noun use of neuter of oktágōnos octangular; octa-, -gon

Word History and Origins

Origin of octagon¹

C17: via Latin from Greek oktagōnos, having eight angles

Example Sentences

Multiplying the lengths from the octagon was a little more work.

From FiveThirtyEight

In playing around with different octagons, we might just stumble upon one that has four right angles.

From Quanta Magazine

Octagon is primarily known for its sports clients like Michael Phelps and Justin Tuck.

From The Daily Beast

The body is an octagon of thirty-two feet diameter; and the choir, of the same shape, is twenty-one feet in diameter.

From Project Gutenberg

Close by was the Octagon Chapel, where the Unitarians worshipped, equally impressive in its respectability.

From Project Gutenberg

The three courses below are octagonal, with their sides set across the angles of the innermost octagon, Yb.

From Project Gutenberg

The earliest also bears a large "V," in an octagon frame, and the other a large numeral "5," in a circle.

From Project Gutenberg

The little octagon marine case which is seen almost every where, was originated and first made by me.

From Project Gutenberg