megagon

English

Etymology

mega- +‎ -gon

Pronunciation

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Noun

megagon (plural megagons)

A polygon with one million sides.
- 1999, Mark Dugopolski, College Algebra and Trigonometry, page 505:
  Find the constant of proportionality for a decagon, kilogon, and megagon.
- 2003, Stan Gibilisco, Geometry Demystified:
  […] 1000000 sides (a "regular megagon") […]
- 2007, Arthur Greenberg, From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story
  A megagon is close to the perfection of a circle — a kind of generational transmutation.

Synonyms

1.000.000-gon

Translations

1.000.000-sided polygon

French: mégagone m
Finnish: 1000000-kulmio (miljoonakulmio)
German: Millioneneck n, 1000000-Eck n
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: milionokąt m
Portuguese: megágono n
Russian: миллионоугольник m (millionougolʹnik)
Slovene: milijonkotnik
Swedish: megagon c

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