pentagonal

adjective

pen·​tag·​o·​nal pen-ˈta-gə-nᵊl How to pronounce pentagonal (audio)
1
: having five sides and five angles
2
: having a pentagon as a cross section or as a base
a pentagonal pyramid
pentagonally adverb

Examples of pentagonal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The kitchen is quite small and has an odd, pentagonal shape which Ho kept. Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 22 Aug. 2023 The daytime footage shows a housing complex composed of five large multi-story apartment buildings arranged in a pentagonal shape. Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 5 July 2023 The enclosure of the latest Stradivari is a complex one—essentially a pentagonal shape when viewed from above—evolved from the elliptical footprint of the original, which launched in the early 2000s. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 May 2023 Marjorie Rice, a California housewife, found a new family of pentagonal tilings in 1975. Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for pentagonal 

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Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pentagonal was in 1571

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“Pentagonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentagonal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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pentagonal

adjective
pen·​tag·​o·​nal pen-ˈtag-ən-ᵊl How to pronounce pentagonal (audio)
1
: having five sides and five angles
2
: having a pentagon as a cross section or as a base
a pentagonal pyramid

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