Definition of Heptagon

1. Noun. A seven-sided polygon.

Generic synonyms: Polygon, Polygonal Shape

Definition of Heptagon

1. n. A plane figure consisting of seven sides and having seven angles.

Definition of Heptagon

1. Noun. (geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Heptagon

1. a seven-sided polygon [n -S]

Medical Definition of Heptagon

1. A plane figure consisting of seven sides and having seven angles. Origin: Gr. Sevencornered; "epta seven + angle: cf. F. Heptagone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heptagon

heptadecanoates
heptadecanoic
heptadecanoic acid
heptadecanoyl
heptadecenoic
heptadecenoic acid
heptadecenoyl
heptades
heptadic
heptads
heptaene
heptafluoride
heptafluorides
heptaglot
heptaglots
heptagon (current term)
heptagonal
heptagons
heptagram
heptagrams
heptagrid
heptagynia
heptagynous
heptahedra
heptahedral
heptahedron
heptahedrons
heptahelical
heptahelicene
heptahelicenes

Literary usage of Heptagon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1917)
"... B THE TETRAKTYS IN RELATION TO THE heptagon Thus Number Seven, as a compound of 3 and 4, is the factor element in every ancient religion, because it is ..."

2. Fonts and Font Covers by Francis Bond, Frederick Charles Eden (1908)
"When the rarer forms, such as the pentagon, or hexagon, or heptagon, do occur, it may well have been that the block had already in the rough five, six, ..."

3. A Treatise on Land-surveying: In Seven Parts by Thomas Dix (1802)
"To inscribe an heptagon in a given circle. With the radius of the circle, and any point A in the circumference as a centre, describe the arc B C. Draw the ..."

4. The Elements of Geometry by George Bruce Halsted (1886)
"... one of four sides is a Tetragon or Quadrilateral; one of five sides is a Pentagon; one of six sides is a Hexagon; one of seven sides is a heptagon; ..."

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