heptagon
a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
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How to use heptagon in a sentence
In the power room of the heptagon a hexan officer turned fiercely to another, who was offering advice.
Spacehounds of IPC | Edward Elmer SmithAs that dazzling wall sprang into being, the sparkling green protection died from the walls of the heptagon.
Spacehounds of IPC | Edward Elmer SmithThe massive heptagon was now drifting back toward Jupiter at constant velocity.
Spacehounds of IPC | Edward Elmer SmithThere he and his fellows labored day after day learning every secret of every item of armament and equipment aboard the heptagon.
Spacehounds of IPC | Edward Elmer SmithThe side of a regular heptagon is equal to half the side of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the same circle.
British Dictionary definitions for heptagon
/ (ˈhɛptəɡən) /
a polygon having seven sides
Derived forms of heptagon
- heptagonal (hɛpˈtæɡənəl), adjective
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Scientific definitions for heptagon
[ hĕp′tə-gŏn′ ]
A polygon having seven sides.
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