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heptagonal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /hɛpˈtæɡənəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having seven angles and sides.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n2-3n)/2.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Since 16th century, from heptagon + -al.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: heptagonal — Having seven angles and sides
  • Asturian: heptágonu — Having seven angles and sides
  • Bengali: সপ্তভুজাকৃতি (śoptobhujakriti) — Having seven angles and sides
  • Catalan: heptagonal — Having seven angles and sides
  • Dutch: zevenhoekig — Having seven angles and sides
  • Esperanto: seplatera — Having seven angles and sides
  • Esperanto: sepangula — Having seven angles and sides
  • French: heptagone — Having seven angles and sides
  • French: heptagonal — Having seven angles and sides
  • Galician: heptagonal — Having seven angles and sides
  • Georgian: შვიდკუთხა (švidḳutxa) — Having seven angles and sides
  • German: siebeneckig — Having seven angles and sides
  • Greek: επτάγωνος (eptágonos) — Having seven angles and sides
  • Greek: εφτάγωνος (eftágonos) — Having seven angles and sides
  • Hebrew: משובע (meshubá) — Having seven angles and sides
  • Hebrew: משובעת — Having seven angles and sides
  • Icelandic: sjöhyrndur — Having seven angles and sides
  • Italian: ettagono — Having seven angles and sides
  • Italian: ettagonale — Having seven angles and sides
  • Polish: siedmiokątny — Having seven angles and sides
  • Portuguese: heptagonal — Having seven angles and sides
  • Portuguese: heptágono — Having seven angles and sides
  • Russian: семиугольный (semiugolʹnyj) — Having seven angles and sides
  • Scottish Gaelic: seachd-shliosach — Having seven angles and sides
  • Serbo-Croatian: sedmougaoni — Having seven angles and sides
  • Serbo-Croatian: sedmokrak — Having seven angles and sides
  • Slovak: sedemuholníkový — Having seven angles and sides
  • Spanish: heptagonal — Having seven angles and sides
  • Spanish: heptágono — Having seven angles and sides
  • Tagalog: pitsihain — Having seven angles and sides
  • Ukrainian: семику́тний (semykútnyj) — Having seven angles and sides
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