octagon
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
Origin of octagon
1- Also called octangle.
Words Nearby octagon
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How to use octagon in a sentence
Multiplying the lengths from the octagon was a little more work.
In playing around with different octagons, we might just stumble upon one that has four right angles.
Some Math Problems Seem Impossible. That Can Be a Good Thing. | Patrick Honner | November 18, 2020 | Quanta Magazineoctagon is primarily known for its sports clients like Michael Phelps and Justin Tuck.
The body is an octagon of thirty-two feet diameter; and the choir, of the same shape, is twenty-one feet in diameter.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamClose by was the octagon Chapel, where the Unitarians worshipped, equally impressive in its respectability.
East Anglia | J. Ewing Ritchie
The three courses below are octagonal, with their sides set across the angles of the innermost octagon, Yb.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) | John RuskinThe earliest also bears a large "V," in an octagon frame, and the other a large numeral "5," in a circle.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America | John Kerr TiffanyThe little octagon marine case which is seen almost every where, was originated and first made by me.
British Dictionary definitions for octagon
less commonly octangle
/ (ˈɒktəɡən) /
a polygon having eight sides
Origin of octagon
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for octagon
[ ŏk′tə-gŏn′ ]
A polygon having eight sides.
Other words from octagon
- octagonal adjective (ŏk-tăg′ə-nəl)
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Cultural definitions for octagon
A polygon having eight sides.
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