Definition of hendecagon in English:
hendecagon
noun hɛnˈdɛkəɡ(ə)nhɛnˈdɛkəˌɡɑn
A plane figure with eleven straight sides and angles.
Example sentencesExamples
- The regular hendecagon cannot be constructed using the classical Greek rules of geometric construction.
- The loonie is a seven-gram, 11-sided disk - technically a hendecagon - 26.5 millimetres in diameter and 1.75 millimetres thick.
- Though hendecagons are the most flexible polygons we have examined, there is a downside.
- The hendecagons in the model are not quite regular.
Origin
Early 18th century: from hendeca- 'eleven' + -gon, on the pattern of words such as polygon.
Definition of hendecagon in US English:
hendecagon
nounhenˈdekəˌɡänhɛnˈdɛkəˌɡɑn
A plane figure with eleven straight sides and angles.
Example sentencesExamples
- The loonie is a seven-gram, 11-sided disk - technically a hendecagon - 26.5 millimetres in diameter and 1.75 millimetres thick.
- Though hendecagons are the most flexible polygons we have examined, there is a downside.
- The regular hendecagon cannot be constructed using the classical Greek rules of geometric construction.
- The hendecagons in the model are not quite regular.
Origin
Early 18th century: from hendeca- ‘eleven’ + -gon, on the pattern of words such as polygon.