octangular

[ ok-tang-gyuh-ler ]

adjective

having eight angles.

Origin of octangular

1635–45; <Late Latin octangul(us) (see octangle) + -ar¹

Other words from octangular

oc·tan·gu·lar·ness, noun

Words Nearby octangular

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How to use octangular in a sentence

Its form is octangular, having a strong butment at each angle, surmounted with pinnacles.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 470 | Various
There between octangular towers loopholed and finished battlement style was a covered passage suggestive of Egypt.
The Prince of India, Volume I | Lew. Wallace
West of the Coro are two bays of nave, over the western of which rises the lower part of a rich octangular lantern.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund Street
It consisted of three octangular compartments, each supported by eight slender columns.
Old and New London | Walter Thornbury
There is here an ancient octangular font, ornamented with shields, angels, &c.
A Comprehensive History of Norwich | A. D. Bayne

British Dictionary definitions for octangular

octangular

/ (ɒkˈtæŋɡjʊlə) /

adjective

having eight angles

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