octagonal

English

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Etymology

From octagon +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ŏk-tăgʹə-nl, IPA(key): /ɑkˈtæɡənəl/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æɡənəl

Adjective

octagonal (not comparable)

  1. (geometry) Shaped like an octagon, in having eight sides and eight angles.
    • 1898, Friedrich Ratzel, The History of Mankind, volume III, London: Macmillan and Co., page 325:
      Near Smeinogorsk an octagonal tumulus has been found containing the corpse of a horse near a rectangular one with a human corpse, both within stone circles.
    • 1985 April 4, Daryln Brewer, “HELPFUL HARDWARE; AN ARRAY OF SUNDIALS”, in The New York Times[1]:
      The sundials range in shape from octagonal to the usual round. Prices range from $75 to $375.

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Catalan

Etymology

From octàgon +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

octagonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural octagonals)

  1. octagonal

Spanish

Etymology

From octágono +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɡtaɡoˈnal/ [oɣ̞.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: oc‧ta‧go‧nal

Adjective

octagonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural octagonales)

  1. octagonal

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