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OCTAGONAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does octagonal mean?
• OCTAGONAL (adjective)
The adjective OCTAGONAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or shaped like an octagon
Familiarity information: OCTAGONAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or shaped like an octagon
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
octagonal; octangular
Pertainym:
octagon (an eight-sided polygon)
Context examples
An octagonal opening, about 70 nm across, where the inner and outer membranes of the nuclear envelope are continuous.
(Nuclear Pore, NCI Thesaurus)
With a courteous bow, he opened for me himself the door to the octagonal room, and I entered my bedroom....
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The Count halted, putting down my bags, closed the door, and crossing the room, opened another door, which led into a small octagonal room lit by a single lamp, and seemingly without a window of any sort.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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