octagonal

Having eight sides

Octagonal means having eight sides and eight angles.

The shape appears in architecture, signage, and design: an octagonal window, the octagonal stop sign.

The word describes anything with this distinctive eight-sided geometry: an octagonal tower, an octagonal table.

architecture

pavilion

Open recreational structure

  • pagodaTiered Asian temple tower
  • cupolaSmall rooftop dome
  • turretProtruding fortified structure

gazebo · rotunda · lantern · belfry · tower · dome · baptistery · chapter-house · kiosk · bandstand

geometry

polygon

Multisided plane figure

  • sidesLateral edges or teams
  • verticesCorner points of shapes
  • anglesRotation between intersecting lines

perimeter · area · regular · irregular · diagonals · convex · equiangular · equilateral · circumradius · inradius

symmetry

rotational

Concerning circular movement

proportioned · regular · uniform · centered · axis · dihedral

symbolism

warning

Alert about danger

rebirth · transition · feng-shui · regeneration

Categories
Opposites
geometric shape/number of sides

octagonalcircular

Forming a closed curve

round · triangular · three-sided · spherical · curved

angularity vs curvature

octagonalcircular

Forming a closed curve

round · curved · rounded · spherical · elliptical

Phrases
Family

octagon, octagons

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G