pentangle

English

Etymology

From Middle English pentangel. By surface analysis, pent- +‎ -angle.[1]

Noun

pentangle (plural pentangles)

  1. A polygon with 5 main parts (lobes, points, sides, or angles).
    Hypernyms: polygon < shape
    Coordinate terms: hexangle (6 angles), heptangle (7 angles), octangle (8 angles), decangle (10 angles)
    1. A pentagram.
    2. (rare) A pentagon.

References

  1. ^ “pentangle, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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