quinquangle

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quinquangle

/ˈkwɪŋˌkwæŋɡəl/

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From Late Latin quīnquangulum, use as noun of neuter of quīnquangulus (“pentagonal”). By surface analysis, quinqu- + -angle.

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archaic Synonym of pentagon (“a polygon with five sides and five angles”). And from hence also shall be the geodesy of the Icosaedrum. For the finding out of the heighth of the pyramis, there is the semidiagony of the side of the decangle and the halfe ray of the circle: But the side of the decangle is a right line subtending the halfe periphery of the side of the quinquan
Similar: pentagon

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@misc{quinquangle_2026,
  title = {quinquangle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quinquangle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}