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单词 dodecagon
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Definition of dodecagon in English:

dodecagon

noun dəʊˈdɛkəɡ(ə)ndoʊˈdɛkəˌɡɑn
  • A plane figure with twelve straight sides and angles.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Incidentally, globes representing the Earth are often made this way using a regular dodecagon as the equatorial base.
    • The authors describe a paper by Kürschák written in 1898 in which a regular dodecagon inscribed in a unit circle is investigated.
    • How many triangles does it take to make a dodecagon?
    • Dissections can get quite elaborate: A seven-pointed star becomes two heptagons; a dodecagon turns into three identical squares; and so on.
    • If you have a 40 yard loop with a post every yard, it doesn't matter whether it's a circle, a square, or a dodecagon.

Derivatives

  • dodecagonal

  • adjectivedəʊdɪˈkaɡ(ə)n(ə)l
    • There are two imposing gatehouses and a central dodecagonal hall, with wings A to F radiating off from it.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is the power which is surrounded by a dodecagonal pyramid or dodecahedron—a hint which should persuade astrologers to reconsider their "signs of the zodiac."

Origin

Late 17th century: from Greek dōdekagōnon, neuter (used as a noun) of dōdekagōnos 'twelve-angled'.

 
 

Definition of dodecagon in US English:

dodecagon

noundōˈdekəˌɡändoʊˈdɛkəˌɡɑn
  • A plane figure with twelve sides.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The authors describe a paper by Kürschák written in 1898 in which a regular dodecagon inscribed in a unit circle is investigated.
    • If you have a 40 yard loop with a post every yard, it doesn't matter whether it's a circle, a square, or a dodecagon.
    • Incidentally, globes representing the Earth are often made this way using a regular dodecagon as the equatorial base.
    • Dissections can get quite elaborate: A seven-pointed star becomes two heptagons; a dodecagon turns into three identical squares; and so on.
    • How many triangles does it take to make a dodecagon?

Origin

Late 17th century: from Greek dōdekagōnon, neuter (used as a noun) of dōdekagōnos ‘twelve-angled’.

 
 
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