flexagon

[ flek-suh-gon, -guhn ]

/ ˈflɛk səˌgɒn, -gən /

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noun

a three-dimensional figure having polygonal faces that is constructed from a folded sheet of paper in such a way that different faces are exposed when the figure is flexed along its folds.

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Origin of flexagon

flex¹ + -agon (as in hexagon, pentagon, etc.)

Words nearby flexagon

fleury, Flevoland, flew, flews, flex, flexagon, flexcash, flexdollars, flexecutive, flexed, Flexeril