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oc·ta·gon
(ŏk′tə-gŏn′)n.
A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
[Latin octagōnon, from Greek oktagōnon, from neuter of oktagōnos, octagonal : okta-, octo- + -gōnos, angled; see -gon.]
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octagon
(ˈɒktəɡən) or less commonlyoctangle
n
(Mathematics) a polygon having eight sides
[C17: via Latin from Greek oktagōnos, having eight angles]
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oc•ta•gon
(ˈɒk təˌgɒn, -gən)n.
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
[1650–60; < Latin < Greek oktágōnos having eight angles]
oc•tag′o•nal (-ˈtæg ə nl) adj.
oc•tag′o•nal•ly, adv.
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oc·ta·gon
(ŏk′tə-gŏn′) A polygon having eight sides.
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| Noun | 1. |  octagon - an eight-sided polygon polygon, polygonal shape - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides |
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Translations
مُثَمَّن الأضْلاع
oktagonottekant
nyolcszög
átthyrningur
aštuonkampis
astoņstūris
osemuholník
sekizgen
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octagon
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octagon
(ˈoktəgən) , ((American) -gon) noun two-dimensional figure with eight sides.
octagonal (okˈtӕgənl) adjective having eight sides. an octagonal figure.
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