octagonal
[ ok-tag-uh-nl ]
/ ɒkˈtæg ə nl /
Save This Word!
adjective
having eight angles and eight sides.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.
Question 1 of 7
“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Meet Grammar Coach
Improve Your Writing
Origin of octagonal
OTHER WORDS FROM octagonal
oc·tag·o·nal·ly, adverbWords nearby octagonal
octa-, octachord, octad, octadecanoic acid, octagon, octagonal, octagon house, octagon scale, octahedral, octahedrite, octahedron
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for octagonal
British Dictionary definitions for octagonal
octagonal
/ (ɒkˈtæɡənəl) /
adjective
having eight sides and eight angles
of or relating to an octagon
Derived forms of octagonal
octagonally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012