tetragon

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See also: Tetragon, tetràgon, and tetragón

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From tetra- +‎ -gon.

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tetragon (plural tetragons)

  1. (geometry, rare) Quadrilateral.
  2. An aspect of two planets with regard to the Earth when they are distant from each other ninety degrees, or a quarter-circle.
    • a. 1626, Bishop Andrewes, Sermon:
      In the horoscope of Christ's nativity. [] Whether a trigon or no, this tetragon I am sure there was.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French tétragone.

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tetragon n (plural tetragoane)

  1. tetragon

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