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octagon

[ok-tuh-gon, -guh n]
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noun

a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.

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Origin of octagon

1650–60; < Latin octagōnon < Greek oktágōnon, noun use of neuter of oktágōnos octangular; see octa-, -gon
Also called octangle.
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British Dictionary definitions for octagon

octagon

less commonly octangle

noun

a polygon having eight sides

Word Origin for octagon

C17: via Latin from Greek oktagōnos, having eight angles
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for octagon

octagon

n.

1650s, from Latin octagonos, from Greek oktagononos, literally "eight-angled," from okta- comb. form of okto "eight" (see eight) + gonia "angle," related to gony "knee" (see knee (n.)). Also octogon (1650s), from French octogone.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Science definitions for octagon

octagon

[ŏk′tə-gŏn′]

A polygon having eight sides.
Related formsoctagonal adjective (ŏk-tăg′ə-nəl)
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Culture definitions for octagon

octagon

A polygon having eight sides.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.