Octagon
[ok-tuh-gon, -guh n] /ˈɒk təˌgɒn, -gən/
noun
1.
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
/ˈɒktəɡən/
noun
1.
a polygon having eight sides
n.
1650s, from Latin octagonos, from Greek oktagononos, literally “eight-angled,” from okta- comb. form of okto “eight” (see eight) + gonia “angle,” related to gony “knee” (see knee (n.)). Also octogon (1650s), from French octogone.
octagon
(ŏk’tə-gŏn’)
A polygon having eight sides.
octagonal adjective (ŏk-tāg’ə-nəl)
A polygon having eight sides.
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