tetragon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tetragon
From the Greek word tetrágōnon, dating back to 1620–30. See tetra-, -gon
Example Sentences
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Just a great big tetragon on a central pivot.
From Operation Haystack by H. R. van Dongen
A figure that is bounded by four straight lines is termed a quadrangle, quadrilateral or tetragon.
From Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught by Joshua Rose
It was long, built around two sections of the tetragon, and with low divans beneath the view windows.
From Operation Haystack by H. R. van Dongen
Thus we speak of a pentagon but not of a tetragon or a trigon, although both words are correct in form.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
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