quindecagon

[ kwin-dek-uh-gon, -guhn ]

noun

, Geometry.

1. a polygon having 15 angles and 15 sides.

quindecagon

/ kwɪnˈdɛkəɡən /

noun

1. a geometric figure having 15 sides and 15 angles

Word History and Origins

Origin of quindecagon¹

1560–70; < Latin quīndec ( im ) fifteen + -agon (extracted from pentagon, hexagon, etc.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of quindecagon¹

C16: from Latin quindecim fifteen + -agon, as in decagon

Example Sentences

To inscribe a regular quindecagon in a given circle.

From Project Gutenberg

The latter may, therefore, be divided into thirty, and hence also in fifteen equal parts, and the regular quindecagon be described.

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Antonyms: tame, gentle, docile. fiery, a. igneous; vehement, impetuous, passionate, irascible, irritable. fifteen-sided figure. quindecagon. fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October. ides. fig, n. fico, snap, fillip. fig, n.

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