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pentagon
 pentagonpen·ta·gon P0171500 (pĕn′tə-gŏn′)n.1. A polygon with five sides and five angles.2. Pentagon A five-sided building near Washington DC, containing the US Department of Defense and the offices of the US Armed Forces. Used with the.
[Late Latin pentagōnium, from Greek pentagōnon, from neuter of pentagōnos, pentagonal : penta-, penta- + -gōnos, angled; see -gon.]
pen·tag′o·nal (pĕn-tăg′ə-nəl) adj.pen·tag′o·nal·ly adv.pentagon (ˈpɛntəˌɡɒn) n (Mathematics) a polygon having five sides pentagonal adj
Pentagon (ˈpɛntəˌɡɒn) n1. (Placename) the five-sided building in Arlington, Virginia, that houses the headquarters of the US Department of Defense2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the military leadership of the USpen•ta•gon (ˈpɛn təˌgɒn)
n. 1. a polygon having five angles and five sides. 2. the Pentagon, a. a building in Arlington, Va., built in the form of a pentagon and containing most of the offices of the U.S. Department of Defense. b. the U.S. Department of Defense; the U.S. military establishment. [1560–70; < Late Latin pentagōnum < Greek pentágōnon, n. use of neuter of pentágōnos five-angled. See penta-, -gon] pen•tag′o•nal (-ˈtæg ə nl) adj. pen•tag′o•nal•ly, adv. ![]() pentagonpen·ta·gon (pĕn′tə-gŏn′) A polygon having five sides.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Pentagon - a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense | | 2. | Pentagon - the United States military establishmentarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"bureaucracy, bureaucratism - nonelective government officials | | 3. | pentagon - a five-sided polygonpolygon, polygonal shape - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides |
Translationspentagon (ˈpentəgən) , ((American) -gon) noun a 5-sided geometrical figure. 五邊形 五边形penˈtagonal (-ˈtӕ-) adjective 五邊形的 五边形的
Pentagon
pentagon a polygon having five sides
Pentagon1. the five-sided building in Arlington, Virginia, that houses the headquarters of the US Department of Defense 2. the military leadership of the US Pentagon the pentagonal building near Washington, D.C., in Virginia, that is the headquarters of the US Department of Defense. In the broad sense, the term refers to the US Department of Defense, which exercises an enormous influence on US policy. pentagon[′pen·tə‚gän] (mathematics) A polygon with five sides. AcronymsSeePNTPentagon
Words related to Pentagonnoun the United States military establishmentRelated Words- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
- bureaucracy
- bureaucratism
noun a five-sided polygonRelated Words |