Octagon
['ɒktəg(ə)n] or ['ɑktəɡɑn]
Definition
(n.) A plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.
(n.) Any structure (as a fortification) or place with eight sides or angles.
Inputed by Carter
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Eight-sided figure.
Inputed by Bess
Definition
n. a plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.—adj. Octag′onal.
Editor: Yvonne
Examples
- My Austrian sniper's rifle with its blued octagon barrel and the lovely dark walnut, cheek-fitted, schutzen stock, hung over the two beds. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The cast-iron pier consists of four octagon columns, 10 feet in diameter. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
Edited by Barbie