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’.

单词	dodecagon
释义	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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