octagon
[ ok-tuh-gon, -guh n ]
/ ˈɒk təˌgɒn, -gən /
noun
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
Also called
octangle.
Words nearby octagon
octa,
octa-,
octachord,
octad,
octadecanoic acid,
octagon,
octagon house,
octagon scale,
octagonal,
octahedral,
octahedrite
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British Dictionary definitions for octagon
octagon
less commonly octangle
/ (ˈɒktəɡən) /
noun
a polygon having eight sides
Word Origin for octagon
C17: via Latin from Greek
oktagōnos, having eight angles
Scientific definitions for octagon
octagon
[ ŏk′tə-gŏn′ ]
A polygon having eight sides.