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单词 decagon
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Definition of decagon in English:

decagon

noun ˈdɛkəɡ(ə)nˈdɛkəˌɡɑn
  • A plane figure with ten straight sides and angles.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • How much more sacred than our triangle would be a square, a pentagon, a decagon, a figure with a hundred sides?
    • Decagons Here is a decagon - a 10-sided regular polygon with all its angles equal and all its sides the same length - which has been divided into 10 triangles.
    • A thin diamond and a thick one form an endlessly interlocking field of five-pointed stars and decagons, sort of like a mildly psychedelic bathroom tile.
    • You can buy 10-sided dice (bi-pyramids) or else you can cut out a decagon (a 10-sided polygon with all sides the same length) from card and label the sides from to 9.

Derivatives

  • decagonal

  • adjective dɪˈkaɡən(ə)ldɛkˈæɡ(ə)n(ə)l
    • We find that some atoms leave the decagonal layers to form icosahedral clusters.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first few odd decagonal numbers are 1, 27, 85, 175, 297,…, and the first few even decagonal numbers are 10, 52, 126, 232, 370, 540,….

Origin

Mid 17th century: via medieval Latin from Greek dekagōnon, neuter (used as a noun) of dekagōnos 'ten-angled'.

 
 

Definition of decagon in US English:

decagon

nounˈdekəˌɡänˈdɛkəˌɡɑn
  • A plane figure with ten straight sides and angles.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A thin diamond and a thick one form an endlessly interlocking field of five-pointed stars and decagons, sort of like a mildly psychedelic bathroom tile.
    • How much more sacred than our triangle would be a square, a pentagon, a decagon, a figure with a hundred sides?
    • Decagons Here is a decagon - a 10-sided regular polygon with all its angles equal and all its sides the same length - which has been divided into 10 triangles.
    • You can buy 10-sided dice (bi-pyramids) or else you can cut out a decagon (a 10-sided polygon with all sides the same length) from card and label the sides from to 9.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via medieval Latin from Greek dekagōnon, neuter (used as a noun) of dekagōnos ‘ten-angled’.

 
 
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