see|Pentagon

English

Pronunciation
(US)
*IPA|/�p�nt�g�n/
*SAMPA|/"pEnt@gAn/

Etymology
From French pentagone or late Latin pentagonum, from Greek �εν�άγ�νον, noun use of the neuter of the adjective �εν�άγ�νο� �five-angled�, from �έν�ε �five� + -γ�νο� �angled�.

Noun
en-noun

#geometry A polygon with five sides and five angles.

Translations
trans-top|A polygon with five sides and five angles
Dutch: vijfhoek m
Finnish: viisikulmio, pentagoni
French: pentagone m
German: Fünfeck n, Pentagon n
Hebrew: he-translation|����ש|mekhumásh m
Icelandic: fimmhyrningur m
Irish: peinteagán
Italian: pentagono m
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Japanese: ��形 (����� gokakukei)
Latvian: piecstūris v.
Polish: pi�ciok�t m
Portuguese: pentágono m
Russian: п��и��гол�ник m
Spanish: pentágono m
Swedish: pentagon c
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Derived terms
pentagonal

See also
w:pentagon|Wikipedia article on pentagons
pentagram

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