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hectogon

hectogon noun: a polygon having a hundred sides.

Noun

hectogon (plural hectogons)

  1. A polygon having a hundred sides.
  2. An individual processor in some parallel processing systems.

Synonyms of hectogon

Forms of hectogon

pluralhectogons
alternative formhectagon

Origin of hectogon

From hecto- + -gon.

Questions about hectogon

What does hectogon mean?
Hectogon means a polygon having a hundred sides.
What part of speech is hectogon?
Hectogon is a noun.
What is the plural of hectogon?
The plural of hectogon is hectogons.

Words near hectogon in the dictionary

  1. hectocotylised
  2. hectocotylization
  3. hectocotylized
  4. hectocotylus
  5. hectocotyly
  6. hectogon
  7. hectogons
  8. hectogram
  9. hectogramme
  10. hectogrammes
  11. hectograms

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