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pentagonal

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English

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Etymology

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From pentagon +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛnˈtæɡənəl/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Adjective

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pentagonal (comparative more pentagonal, superlative most pentagonal)

  1. Of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon.
    • 1850, John Radford Young, An introductory treatise on mensuration, in theory and practice, page 115:
      If the base be a triangle, it is called a triangular prism; if a square, a square prism; if a pentagon, a pentagonal prism; and' if the base is any irregular figure, it is called an irregular prism : ...
    • 2018, B Özüdoğru, “Phylogenetic position, taxonomy, distribution, and conservation status of the rare and poorly-known Noccaea rosularis, the generic type of Masmenia …”, in Phytotaxa:
      Seed micromorphology:—Seed coat is laticostate. Epidermal cells are elliptical to irregularly pentagonal. Cell walls are thickened mostly at the corners, the boundaries are raised []

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Noun

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pentagonal (plural pentagonals)

  1. Something having the shape of a pentagon.
    • 1941, Steel, volume 109, page 59:
      Speaking of protection, note that not only are the end pentagonals surrounded by a generous air space, but the entire instrument is insulated, []
    • 1993, Michael Pfrommer, Metalwork from the Hellenized East: Catalogue of the Collections, page 188:
      The pentagonals with the flowers and the leaves of the central calyx are gilded all over, as is the inner lip of the vessel.

Catalan

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Etymology

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From pentàgon +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pentagonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural pentagonals)

  1. pentagonal

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French

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Etymology

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From pentagone +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pentagonal (feminine pentagonale, masculine plural pentagonaux, feminine plural pentagonales)

  1. pentagonal

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From pentágono (pentagon) +‎ -al (of or relating to).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pẽ.tɐ.ɡuˈnal/ [pẽ.tɐ.ɣuˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pẽ.tɐ.ɡuˈna.li/ [pẽ.tɐ.ɣuˈna.li]

  • Hyphenation: pen‧ta‧go‧nal

Adjective

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pentagonal m or f (plural pentagonais)

  1. pentagonal (of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon)
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References

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  1. ^ pentagonal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ pentagonal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From pentagon +‎ -al.

Adjective

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pentagonal m or n (feminine singular pentagonală, masculine plural pentagonali, feminine and neuter plural pentagonale)

  1. pentagonal

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite pentagonal pentagonală pentagonali pentagonale
definite pentagonalul pentagonala pentagonalii pentagonalele
genitive-
dative
indefinite pentagonal pentagonale pentagonali pentagonale
definite pentagonalului pentagonalei pentagonalilor pentagonalelor

Spanish

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Etymology

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From pentágono +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pentaɡoˈnal/ [pẽn̪.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pen‧ta‧go‧nal

Adjective

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pentagonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural pentagonales)

  1. pentagonal
    Synonym: pentágono

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