heptadecagon

English

A regular heptadecagon

Etymology

heptadeca- + -gon

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hept‧a‧dec‧a‧gon

Noun

heptadecagon (plural heptadecagons)

  1. (geometry) A polygon with seventeen sides and seventeen angles.
    • 2001, Kunihiko Kasahara, Amazing Origami, New York, N.Y.: Sterling Publishing, →ISBN:
      The regular 17-sided polygon (heptadecagon) can be constructed with the help of a compass and a ruler.

Synonyms

  • 17-gon
  • septadecagon

Translations

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