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tetragon

[te-truh-gon, -guh n]
noun
  1. a polygon having four angles or sides; a quadrangle or quadrilateral.
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Origin of tetragon

From the Greek word tetrágōnon, dating back to 1620–30. See tetra-, -gon
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Examples from the Web for tetragon

Historical Examples of tetragon

  • A figure that is bounded by four straight lines is termed a quadrangle, quadrilateral or tetragon.

    Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught

    Joshua Rose

  • Thus we speak of a pentagon but not of a tetragon or a trigon, although both words are correct in form.

    The Teaching of Geometry

    David Eugene Smith

  • It was long, built around two sections of the tetragon, and with low divans beneath the view windows.

    Operation Haystack

    Frank Patrick Herbert

  • It is the tetragon with the Aragon bars, given as a shield of arms by James I. to the city he had conquered.

    Spanish Arms and Armour

    Albert F. Calvert

British Dictionary definitions for tetragon

tetragon

noun
  1. a less common name for quadrilateral (def. 2)
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Word Origin for tetragon

C17: from Greek tetragōnon; see tetra-, -gon
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