-gon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of internal angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (polygons).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

-gon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”).

Synonyms

Related words

-gonal
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