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pentagonoid

[ pen-tag-uh-noid ]
/ pɛnˈtæg əˌnɔɪd /

adjective

like a pentagon in shape.

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Origin of pentagonoid

First recorded in 1880–85; pentagon + -oid

Words nearby pentagonoid

pentaerythritol, pentaerythritol tetranitrate, pentagon, pentagonal dodecahedron, Pentagonese, pentagonoid, Pentagon Papers, pentagram, pentahedron, pentahydrate, pentahydric
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Example sentences from the Web for pentagonoid

  • Frontal and parietal nodules slightly prominent; occipital nodule quite prominent (pentagonoid cranium).

    Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori