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Examples of decagram in a Sentence
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To create a decagram, take a pentagon and set a second pentagon on top of it with a 36-degree twist.
—Julie Rehmeyer, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2014
The central construct of the piece is the decagram, a type of 10-pointed star, which Persian artists have incorporated into their art for centuries because of its geometric properties.
—Julie Rehmeyer, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2014
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Word History
Etymology
French décagramme, from déca- deca- + gramme gram
First Known Use
1810, in the meaning defined above
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“Decagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decagram. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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