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dodecagon

American  
[doh-dek-uh-gon, -guhn] / doʊˈdɛk əˌgɒn, -gən /

noun

Geometry.

  1. a polygon having 12 angles and 12 sides.

dodecagon British  
/ dəʊˈdɛkəˌɡɒn, ˌdəʊdɛˈkæɡənəl /

noun

  1. a polygon having twelve sides

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Other Word Forms

  • dodecagonal adjective

Etymology

Origin of dodecagon

First recorded in 1650–60; dodeca- + -gon

Example Sentences

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In the Arabic pattern on page 276 the dodecagon appears as the basis, and the remarkable powers of the Arab designer are shown in the use of symmetry without employing regular figures.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene

The perimeter of the dodecagon to be inscribed in a circle is greater than the perimeter of the circle.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by Smith, David Eugene

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