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octagonal
[ ok-tag-uh-nl ]
adjective
- having eight angles and eight sides.
octagonal
/ ɒkˈtæɡənəl /
adjective
- having eight sides and eight angles
- of or relating to an octagon
Derived Forms
- ocˈtagonally, adverb
Other Words From
- oc·tago·nal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of octagonal1
Example Sentences
There’s dark woodwork, octagonal pillars, curlicues of ironwork in the old-fashioned windows, carved details of garlands and flowers and urns.
Some of the findings are "unique" for South America, he explains, pointing to the octagonal and rectangular platforms arranged together.
Along its octagonal walls, bright banners displayed each Arcanum tenet: integrity, self-control, perseverance, goodness.
In the decades following the publication of “The Octagon House: A Home for All,” octagonal homes “broke out in New York State like a rash,” as an article in this newspaper put it.
The bronze sword with an octagonal hilt was found in a grave in the southern town of Nördlingen.
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