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单词 nonagon
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nonagonn.adj.

Brit. /ˈnɒnəɡɒn/, /ˈnɒnəɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈnɑnəˌɡɑn/, /ˈnoʊnəˌɡɑn/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nona- comb. form, -gon comb. form.
Etymology: < nona- comb. form + -gon comb. form. Compare Middle French nonogone (16th cent.).This is a hybrid formation, with a first element of Latin origin and a second element of Greek origin; compare enneagon n.
Geometry.
A. n.
A plane figure with nine straight sides and nine angles.
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1639 R. Ward Animadversions of Warre i. iii. xii. 39 Nonagon, is a Figure of nine sides.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xvi. 98/1 An Henneagon, or Enneagon or Nonagon, a fort of nyne corners.
1705 E. Scarburgh Eng. Euclide 174 Of the..Nonagon, Euclide makes no mention.
1817 H. T. Colebrooke tr. Bhāskara Āchārya in Algebra 93 Next the proof of the side of the nonagon is shown.
1850 Southern Literary Messenger 16 94/2 These pillars are of every size, from the triangle to the nonagon.
1976 Sci. Amer. Apr. 128/3 Descartes's graph is a combination of Petersen graphs with inserted nonagons.
1989 K. Barratt Logic & Design (BNC) The nonagon is easier to comprehend if its three fold symmetry is revealed.
B. adj.
Having nine sides. Obsolete.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > polygonal > nine-sided
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the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > two-dimensional > with nine or more sides or angles
decagonal1571
thousand-sided1704
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dodecagonal1854
tridecilateral1882
1754 R. Pococke Trav. through Eng. (1888) I. 72 They are making a nonagon building..where poultry..are to be kept.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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