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
- 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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