octangle

American

[ok-tang-guhl] / ˈɒk tæŋ gəl /

adjective

octangular.

noun

octagon.

octangle British

/ ˈɒktæŋɡəl /

noun

a less common name for octagon

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Etymology

Origin of octangle

1605–15; < Late Latin octangulus eight-angled, equivalent to Latin oct- oct- + angulus angle ¹

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The ground-plan of Taj-Mahal forms a regular octangle.

From Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant by Hans Mattson

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