octangular

[ ok-tang-gyuh-ler ]

adjective

1. having eight angles.

octangular

/ ɒkˈtæŋɡjʊlə /

adjective

1. having eight angles

Other Words From

• oc·tangu·lar·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of octangular¹

1635–45; < Late Latin octangul ( us ) ( octangle ) + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

It was a small but somewhat lengthened octangular room, lined throughout with dark black oak, carved in the most exquisite manner.

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There are three octangular compartments, and each is supported by eight slender columns.

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This octangular tower stands quite by itself, and commands a magnificent and extensive view over Botany Bay.

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It is a grand old place, a house of solid masonry, a house of square and octangular towers, long and low and strong.

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The church, a peculiar of the Archbishops of Canterbury, has a shingled tower and small octangular spire.

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