heptagon

[hep-tuh-gon] Origin

hep·ta·gon

[hep-tuh-gon]
noun
a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.

Origin:
1560–70; < Greek heptágōnos seven-cornered. See hepta-, -gon
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heptagon (ˈhɛptəɡən)
 
n
a polygon having seven sides
 
heptagonal
 
adj

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heptagon
1570, from Gk. heptagonon, from hepta "seven" (cognate with L. septem, Goth. sibun, O.E. seofon; see seven) + gonia "angle" (see knee).
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Science Dictionary
heptagon   (hěp'tə-gŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
A polygon having seven sides.
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