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octangle

/ˈɑk.tæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/

octangle noun: a geometric figure with eight corners, an octagon.

Noun

octangle (plural octangles)

  1. A geometric figure with eight corners, an octagon.
    • The angles of any two of the tetrahedra ABCD, A′B′C′D′, and OO′O″O‴ form the angles of a complete syngrammatic octangle whose syngrammatic points are the angles of the other tetrahedron […]1853 May, Thomas Weddle, “On certain geometrical relations between a surface of the second degree and a tetrahedron whose edges touch the surface”, in The Cambridge and Dublin Mathematical Journal...

Forms of octangle

pluraloctangles

Origin of octangle

From oct- + angle.

Questions about octangle

What does octangle mean?
Octangle means a geometric figure with eight corners, an octagon.
What part of speech is octangle?
Octangle is a noun.
How do you pronounce octangle?
Octangle is pronounced /ˈɑk.tæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/.
What is the plural of octangle?
The plural of octangle is octangles.

Words near octangle in the dictionary

  1. octanedione
  2. octanediones
  3. octanes
  4. octanethiol
  5. octanethiols
  6. octangle
  7. octangles
  8. octangular
  9. octangularly
  10. octanitride
  11. octanitrides

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