heptangular

[ hep-tang-gyuh-ler ]

adjective

1. having seven angles.

heptangular

/ hɛpˈtæŋɡjʊlə /

adjective

1. having seven angles

Word History and Origins

Origin of heptangular¹

First recorded in 1700–10; hept- ( def ) + angular

Example Sentences

Heptangular, hept-ang′gū-lar, adj. having seven angles.

From Project Gutenberg

I sent Lieutenants Amir and Yusuf to prospect certain stone-heaps which lay seawards of the graves; and they found a little heptangular demi-lune, concave to the north; the curtains varying from a minimum length of ten to a maximum of eighty me'tres, and the thickness averaging two metres, seventy-five centimetres.

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