pentagon

See also: Pentagon and pentàgon

English

A regular pentagon

Etymology

From Middle French pentagone, from Late Latin pentagonum, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον (pentágōnon), noun use of the neuter of the adjective πεντάγωνος (pentágōnos, “five-angled”), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + -γωνος (-gōnos, “angled”).

Pronunciation

  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɛn.tə.ɡɑn/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɛn.tə.ɡən/
  • Hyphenation: pen‧ta‧gon
  • Audio (CA)(file)

Noun

pentagon (plural pentagons)

  1. (geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles.

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Danish

Noun

pentagon c (singular definite pentagonen, plural indefinite pentagoner)

  1. pentagon

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