decagon
[ dek-uh-gon, -guh n ]
/ ˈdɛk əˌgɒn, -gən /
noun Geometry.
a polygon having ten angles and ten sides.
OTHER WORDS FROM decagon
de·cag·o·nal [duh-kag-uh-nl] /dəˈkæg ə nl/, adjectiveWords nearby decagon
decadrachm,
decadron,
decaf,
decaffeinate,
decaffeinated,
decagon,
decahedron,
decahydrate,
decahydronaphthalene,
decal,
decalage
Example sentences from the Web for decagon
In the fourth are six triangles, in the fifth, five polygons from a pentagon to a decagon.
The Montessori Method |Maria MontessoriDecagon, dek′a-gon, n. a plane figure of ten angles and sides.
The plan of the church was a decagon, within which six composite columns in the centre supported six semi-circular vaults.
Old and New London |Walter ThornburyBelow the arches are the chapels which surround the decagon in symmetrical fashion.
The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine |Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for decagon
decagon
/ (ˈdɛkəˌɡɒn) /
noun
a polygon having ten sides
Derived forms of decagon
decagonal (dɪˈkæɡənəl), adjective decagonally, adverbScientific definitions for decagon
decagon
[ dĕk′ə-gŏn′ ]
A polygon having ten sides.