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hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon

Syllables: hex·a·hec·ta·en·ne·a·con·ta·kai·hep·ta·gonUK/ˌhɛksəˌhɛktəˌɛni.əˌkɒntəkaɪˈhɛptəˌɡən//ˌhɛksəˌhɛktəˌɛni.əˌkɑntəkaɪˈhɛptəˌɡɑn/

hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon noun: a polygon with 697 sides.

Noun

hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon (plural hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagons)

  1. (rare) A polygon with 697 sides.
    • Colorado is actually a hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon, meaning it has 697 sides, according to a 2018 bigthink.com article and Kutztown University's math whizzes who create names for polygons.2019 October 16, James Burky, “Rectangle state? Nope. Colorado has 697 sides, not four.”, in The Denver Post, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2023
    • A study in 2018 suggested that as a result of the challenges of surveying in the nineteenth century, Colorado has no fewer than 697 sides, technically making it a "hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon."2020, Derek Everett, Colorado Day by Day, Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, →ISBN, page 212

Forms of hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon

pluralhexahectaenneacontakaiheptagons

Origin of hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon

From hexa- (“six”) + hecta- (“hundred”) + ennea- (“nine”) + -conta- (“ten”) + -kai- (“and”) + hepta- (“seven”) + -gon. Coined humorously to describe the shape of the US state of Colorado.

Questions about hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon

What does hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon mean?
Hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon means a polygon with 697 sides.
What part of speech is hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon?
Hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon is a noun.
How do you pronounce hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon?
Hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon is pronounced /ˌhɛksəˌhɛktəˌɛni.əˌkɒntəkaɪˈhɛptəˌɡən/ (UK).
What is the plural of hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon?
The plural of hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon is hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagons.

Words near hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon in the dictionary

  1. hexagrams
  2. hexagraph
  3. hexagraphs
  4. hexagynian
  5. hexagynous
  6. hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon
  7. hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagons
  8. hexahedra
  9. hexahedral
  10. hexahedrally
  11. hexahedrite

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