octagon
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oc·ta·gon 
[ok-tuh-gon, -guhn] Pronunciation Key
[ok-tuh-gon, -guhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a polygon having eight angles and eight sides. |
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oc·ta·gon
(ŏk'tə-gŏn') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) n. A polygon with eight sides and eight angles. |
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octagon
octagon
1656, from L. octagonos, from Gk. oktagononos, lit. "eight-angled," from okta- comb. form of okto "eight" (see eight) + gonia "angle," related to gony "knee" (see knee). The adjective octagonal is attested from 1571.
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| octagon
(ŏk'tə-gŏn') Pronunciation Key
A polygon having eight sides.
octagonal adjective (ŏk-tāg'ə-nəl)
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
octagon
octagon
A polygon having eight sides.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Octagon
Oc"ta*gon\, n. [Gr. ? eight-cornered; ? (for ? eight) + ? an angle: cf.F. cctogone.]1. (Geom.) A plane figure of eight sides and eight angles. 2. Any structure (as a fortification) or place with eight sides or angles. Regular octagon, one in which the sides are all equal, and the angles also are all equal.
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