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octagon
(ɒktəgən)
Word forms: plural octagons
countable noun
An octagon is a shape that has eight straight sides.
octagon in British English
(ˈɒktəɡən) or less commonly octangle
noun
a polygon having eight sides
Word origin
C17: via Latin from Greek oktagōnos, having eight anglesOctagon in British English
(ˈɒktəɡən)
noun trademark
an eight-sided mat, surrounded by a fence, on which mixed martial arts contests take place
octagon in American English
(ˈɑktəˌgɑn)
noun
a plane figure with eight angles and eight sides
Derived forms
octagonal (ocˈtagonal) (ˈɑkˈtægənəl) adjective
octagonally (ocˈtagonally)
adverb
Word origin
L octagonum < Gr oktagōnos, eight-cornered: see octa- & -gonImage ofoctagon
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