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tetragon
[ te-truh-gon, -guhn ]
noun
- a polygon having four angles or sides; a quadrangle or quadrilateral.
tetragon
/ ˈtɛtrəˌɡɒn /
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tetragon1
C17: from Greek tetragōnon; see tetra- , -gon
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Example Sentences
A figure that is bounded by four straight lines is termed a quadrangle, quadrilateral or tetragon.
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It is the tetragon with the Aragon bars, given as a shield of arms by James I. to the city he had conquered.
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Thus we speak of a pentagon but not of a tetragon or a trigon, although both words are correct in form.
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It was long, built around two sections of the tetragon, and with low divans beneath the view windows.
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