pentagon
A polygon with five sides and five anglesA polygon with five sides and five angles.
» A pentagon is a shape with five sides.
Пентагон - это геометрическая фигура, имеющая пять сторон.
Meaning
2 sensesA polygon with five sides and five angles.
Meronyms: angle, side; see also Thesaurus:polygon
Fünfeck, Pentagon
пятиуго́льникpjatiugólʹnik
п'ятику́тникpʺjatykútnyk
a five-sided polygon
A fort with five bastions.
Examples
11 sentencesA pentagon is a shape with five sides.
ruПентагон - это геометрическая фигура, имеющая пять сторон.
What's a pentagon?
ruЧто такое пятиугольник?
Pentagon officials won't say when the problem turned up and refused to discuss details about the flight.
I'd like to see the Pentagon dismantled.
She'd like to see the Pentagon dismantled.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French pentagone, from Late Latin pentagōnum, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον (pFrom Middle French pentagone, from Late Latin pentagōnum, from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνον (pentágōnon), noun use of the neuter of the adjective πεντάγωνος (pentágōnos, “five-angled”), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + -γωνος (-gōnos, “angled”). Equivalent to penta- + -gon.
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Forms
plural: pentagonsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense:The Pentagon