tetragon
/te-truh-gon, -guhn/US // ˈtɛ trəˌgɒn, -gən //UK // (ˈtɛtrəˌɡɒn) //
四角形,四边形,四角形的,四边形的
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a polygon having four angles or sides; a quadrangle or quadrilateral.
Examples
A figure that is bounded by four straight lines is termed a quadrangle, quadrilateral or tetragon.
It is the tetragon with the Aragon bars, given as a shield of arms by James I. to the city he had conquered.
Thus we speak of a pentagon but not of a tetragon or a trigon, although both words are correct in form.
It was long, built around two sections of the tetragon, and with low divans beneath the view windows.
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