Octagonal

Pronunciation: /ɑkˈtæɡənəl/

Definitions of octagonal

adjective describing a shape that has eight sides and eight angles

Example Sentences

A1 The table has an octagonal shape.

A2 The children played in the octagonal playground.

B1 The building's design features an octagonal tower.

B2 The room was decorated with an octagonal mirror.

C1 The garden was designed with an octagonal gazebo at its center.

C2 The cathedral's dome is octagonal in shape, adding to its grandeur.

Examples of octagonal in a Sentence

formal The building was designed with an octagonal shape to maximize natural light.

informal The table in the corner is octagonal, it's pretty cool.

slang That octagonal pizza was huge, we couldn't finish it!

figurative Her mind was like an octagonal maze, full of twists and turns.

Grammatical Forms of octagonal

• past tense: octagonaled
• plural: octagonals
• comparative: more octagonal
• superlative: most octagonal
• present tense: octagoning
• future tense: will octagonal
• perfect tense: have octagonaled
• continuous tense: is octagonaling
• singular: octagonal
• positive degree: octagonal
• infinitive: to octagonal
• gerund: octagonaling
• participle: octagonaled

Origin and Evolution of octagonal

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin and Greek

Story behind the word: The word 'octagonal' originates from the combination of the Latin word 'octo' meaning eight, and the Greek word 'gonia' meaning angle.

Evolution of the word: The word 'octagonal' has maintained its original meaning of having eight sides and angles since its first known use in the 17th century.