octagonal

[ ok-tag-uh-nl ]
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adjective
  1. having eight angles and eight sides.

Origin of octagonal

1
1565–75; octagon + -al1, replacing earlier octogonal<New Latin octōgōnālis, equivalent to octō-octo- + Greek gōn(ía) angle + -ālis-al1

Other words from octagonal

  • oc·tag·o·nal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for octagonal

octagonal

/ (ɒkˈtæɡənəl) /


adjective
  1. having eight sides and eight angles

  2. of or relating to an octagon

Derived forms of octagonal

  • octagonally, adverb

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