pentagon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US)
  • IPA: /ˈpɛntəgɑn/
  • SAMPA: /"pEnt@gAn/

[edit] Etymology

From French pentagone or late Latin pentagonum, from Greek πεντάγωνον, noun use of the neuter of the adjective πεντάγωνος ‘five-angled’, from πέντε ‘five’ + -γωνος ‘angled’.

[edit] Noun

pentagon (plural pentagons)

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

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• pentagonal

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on pentagons
• pentagram