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单词 decagon
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decagon

[ dek-uh-gon, -guhn ]
/ ˈdɛk əˌgɒn, -gən /
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noun Geometry.

a polygon having ten angles and ten sides.

Origin of decagon

From the Medieval Latin word decagōnum, dating back to 1565–75. See deca-, -gon

OTHER WORDS FROM decagon

de·cag·o·nal [duh-kag-uh-nl], /dəˈkæg ə nl/, adjective

Words nearby decagon

decadrachm, Decadron, decaf, decaffeinate, decaffeinated, decagon, decahedron, decahydrate, decahydronaphthalene, decal, decalage
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Example sentences from the Web for decagon

  • In the fourth are six triangles, in the fifth, five polygons from a pentagon to a decagon.

    The Montessori Method|Maria Montessori
  • Decagon, dek′a-gon, n. a plane figure of ten angles and sides.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
  • The plan of the church was a decagon, within which six composite columns in the centre supported six semi-circular vaults.

    Old and New London|Walter Thornbury
  • Below the arches are the chapels which surround the decagon in symmetrical fashion.

    The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine|Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for decagon

decagon
/ (ˈdɛkəˌɡɒn) /

noun

a polygon having ten sides

Derived forms of decagon

decagonal (dɪˈkæɡənəl), adjectivedecagonally, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for decagon

decagon
[ dĕkə-gŏn′ ]

A polygon having ten sides.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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