pentagon
noun
a polygon having five angles and five sides.
pentagons
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pluralof pentagon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It's like jumping into a kaleidoscope, with constantly shifting triangles, pentagons and octagons.
From BBC ● May 25, 2025
This process starts with the assembly of small, triangular parts into hexagons, which subsequently join up with pentagons to form the icosahedral structures of viral capsids.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024
If the loop encompasses two adjacent pentagons, then the tile returns to the starting point rotated 120 degrees.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
The circles represent End Devices, and the pentagons represent Routers.
From The Verge ● Jul. 29, 2022
His penchant was for textured synthetic fabrics, often featuring some geometric design like diamonds or pentagons.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
