noun
tetradecagon
te-truh-DEK-uh-gon
Tetradecagon (noun) means a polygon with fourteen sides and fourteen angles. Example: “The tetradecagon on the whiteboard had fourteen equal sides.”
noun
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technical A polygon with fourteen sides and fourteen angles.
"The tetradecagon on the whiteboard had fourteen equal sides."
"She used a ruler and protractor to draw a tetradecagon."
"A regular tetradecagon has fourteen equal angles."
How to use tetradecagon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA shape with fourteen straight sides.
When to use it
This is a specialist geometry term rather than everyday vocabulary.
Easily confused with
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regular tetradecagon
draw a tetradecagon
the sides of a tetradecagon
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Etymology
The word combines the prefix tetradeca-, meaning fourteen, with the suffix -gon, meaning angle. Both parts come from Greek and are used to build the names of many-sided shapes.
Synonyms
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14-gon
tetrakaidecagon
Rhymes for tetradecagon
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What is a tetradecagon?
It is a polygon with fourteen straight sides and fourteen angles.
What is another name for a tetradecagon?
It can also be called a 14-gon or a tetrakaidecagon.
How many sides does a tetradecagon have?
Fourteen.
What is the meaning of tetradecagon?
"tetradecagon" (noun) means a polygon with fourteen sides and fourteen angles.
