Synonyms for decagon


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dek-uh-gon, -guh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛk əˌgɒn, -gən


Définition of decagon

Origin :
  • early 17c., from Modern Latin decagonum, from Greek dekagonon, from deka "ten" (see ten) + gonia "corner, angle" (see knee (n.)).
  • As in ten : noun ten of something
Example sentences :
  • The plan of the church was a decagon, within which six composite columns in the centre supported six semi-circular vaults.
  • Extract from : « Old and New London » by Walter Thornbury
  • Decagon, dek′a-gon, n. a plane figure of ten angles and sides.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • In the fourth are six triangles, in the fifth, five polygons from a pentagon to a decagon.
  • Extract from : « The Montessori Method » by Maria Montessori
  • Below the arches are the chapels which surround the decagon in symmetrical fashion.
  • Extract from : « The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine » by Francis Miltoun

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