Synonyms for octagon

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ok-tuh-gon, -guh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒk təˌgɒn, -gən

Définition of octagon

Origin : 1650s, from Latin octagonos, from Greek oktagononos, literally "eight-angled," from okta- comb. form of okto "eight" (see eight) + gonia "angle," related to gony "knee" (see knee (n.)). Also octogon (1650s), from French octogone.

As in eight : noun eight of something

Example sentences :

It was in the shape of an octagon, and the turns were considered very safe.
Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton

In the application of the dome to the octagon no pendentives are employed.
Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen

The plan of the Octagon included in its area one bay on each of its four sides.
Extract from : « Ely Cathedral » by Anonymous

The stone-work of the Octagon must be completed by the restoration of the pinnacles and parapet.
Extract from : « Ely Cathedral » by Anonymous

The fourth large window in the Octagon has been filled with painted glass.
Extract from : « Ely Cathedral » by Anonymous

In this Octagon the High Council held most of their meetings.
Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn

The place was an octagon, surrounded on all sides by public buildings.
Extract from : « Up The Baltic » by Oliver Optic

The sides of the octagon are equal, and the alternate angles coincident.
Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen

The cut gives a view of the Octagon, looking in through one of these gateways.
Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen

The Octagon is not quite regular, but the sides are very nearly equal.
Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen

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