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octagonal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɑkˈtæɡənəl/
• (Canada) audio
• ŏk-tăgʹə-nl

Etymology

From octagon + -al.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Shaped like an octagon, in having eight sides and eight angles.
   • Near Smeinogorsk an octagonal tumulus has been found containing the corpse of a horse near a rectangular one with a human corpse, both within stone circles. 1898, Friedrich Ratzel, The History of Mankind, volume III, London: Macmillan and Co., page 325:
   • The sundials range in shape from octagonal to the usual round. Prices range from $75 to $375. 1985 April 4, Daryln Brewer, “HELPFUL HARDWARE; AN ARRAY OF SUNDIALS”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

octagonally · semi-octagonal

Relateds

octactinal

Translations (39)

de oktagonal (shaped like an octagon) · de achteckig (shaped like an octagon) · da ottekantet (shaped like an octagon) · pt octogonal (shaped like an octagon) · el οχτάγωνος (shaped like an octagon) · it ottagonale (shaped like an octagon) · gl octogonal (shaped like an octagon) · ga ochtagánach (shaped like an octagon) · ca octagonal (shaped like an octagon) · bg осмоъгълен (shaped like an octagon) · el οκτάγωνος (shaped like an octagon) · sv oktogonal (shaped like an octagon) · da oktagonal (shaped like an octagon) · ka ოქტაგონალური (shaped like an octagon) · sv åttasidig (shaped like an octagon) · bn অষ্টভুজাকৃতি (shaped like an octagon) · fi kahdeksankulmioinen (shaped like an octagon) · pl oktagonalny (shaped like an octagon) · ka რვაკუთხა (shaped like an octagon) · sv oktagonal (shaped like an octagon) · ang eahtahyrnede (shaped like an octagon) · es octógono (shaped like an octagon) · sv åttakantig (shaped like an octagon) · pl ośmioboczny (shaped like an octagon) · eo oklatera (shaped like an octagon) · eo okangula (shaped like an octagon) · pt octagonal (shaped like an octagon) · nl achthoekig (shaped like an octagon) · fr octogonal (shaped like an octagon) · da oktogonal (shaped like an octagon) · tl walsihain (shaped like an octagon) · gd ochd-shlisneach (shaped like an octagon) · is átthyrndur (shaped like an octagon) · pl ośmiokątny (shaped like an octagon) · es octagonal (shaped like an octagon) · gd ochd-shliosach (shaped like an octagon) · fi kahdeksankulmion muotoinen (shaped like an octagon) · uk восьмику́тний (shaped like an octagon) · ru восьмиуго́льный (shaped like an octagon)