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pentagonal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) audio
  • /pɛnˈtæɡənəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντα- (penta-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Hellenic *gónu Proto-Hellenic *-ía Proto-Hellenic *gonwía Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía) Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Hellenic *-on Ancient Greek -ον (-on) Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον (pentágōnon)bor. Late Latin pentagōnumder. Middle French pentagoneder. English pentagon English -al English pentagonal From pentagon + -al.

Meanings

  1. Of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon.
    • Seed micromorphology:—Seed coat is laticostate. Epidermal cells are elliptical to irregularly pentagonal. Cell walls are thickened mostly at the corners, the boundaries are raised […] 2018, B Özüdoğru, “Phylogenetic position, taxonomy, distribution, and conservation status of the rare and poorly-known Noccaea rosularis, the generic type of Masmenia …”, in Phytotaxa:
    • If the base be a triangle, it is called a triangular prism; if a square, a square prism; if a pentagon, a pentagonal prism; and' if the base is any irregular figure, it is called an irregular prism : ... 1850, John Radford Young, An introductory treatise on mensuration, in theory and practice, page 115:

Forms

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more pentagonal Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most pentagonal Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

pentagonal prism · pentagonal hexecontahedron · pentagonal icositetrahedron · subpentagonal · pentagonally

Translations (18)

es pentagonal (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · ka პენტაგონალური (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · eo kvinangula (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · tl limsihain (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · nb femkantet (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · es pentágono (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · la quinquangulus (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · bn পঞ্চভুজাকৃতি (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · he מחומש (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · gl pentagonal (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · bg петоъгълен (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · grc πεντάγωνος (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · it pentagonale (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · io pentagonala (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · pt pentagonal (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · ru пятиуго́льный (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · ca pentagonal (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon) · ka ხუთკუთხა (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon)

pentagonal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) audio
  • /pɛnˈtæɡənəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντα- (penta-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Hellenic *gónu Proto-Hellenic *-ía Proto-Hellenic *gonwía Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía) Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Hellenic *-on Ancient Greek -ον (-on) Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον (pentágōnon)bor. Late Latin pentagōnumder. Middle French pentagoneder. English pentagon English -al English pentagonal From pentagon + -al.

Meanings

  1. Something having the shape of a pentagon.
    • Speaking of protection, note that not only are the end pentagonals surrounded by a generous air space, but the entire instrument is insulated, […] 1941, Steel, volume 109, page 59:
    • The pentagonals with the flowers and the leaves of the central calyx are gilded all over, as is the inner lip of the vessel. 1993, Michael Pfrommer, Metalwork from the Hellenized East: Catalogue of the Collections, page 188:

Forms

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pentagonals Number=Plur lexicographic