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pentagon

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pen·ta·gon  (pnt-gn)
n.
1. A polygon having five sides and five interior angles.
2. Pentagon A five-sided building near Washington, D.C., containing the U.S. Department of Defense and the offices of the U.S. Armed Forces. Used with the.

[Late Latin pentagnum, from Greek pentagnon : penta-, penta- + -gnon, -gon.]

pen·tago·nal (pn-tg-nl) adj.
pen·tago·nal·ly adv.
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pentagon
mathematical figure

pentagon
Noun
Geom a figure with five sides
pentagonal adj

Pentagon
Noun
a five-sided building that houses the headquarters of the US Department of Defense

pentagon  (pnt-gn)
A polygon having five sides.

pentagonal adjective (pn-tg-nl)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Pentagon - a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense
2.Pentagon - the United States military establishment
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
bureaucracy, bureaucratism - nonelective government officials
3.pentagon - a five-sided polygon
polygon, polygonal shape - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
Translations
pentagon [ˈpɛntəgən] npentágono;
the Pentagon (US) (POL) → el Pentágono
pentagonSe conoce como el Pentágono (the Pentagon) al edificio de planta pentagonal que acoge las dependencias del Ministerio de Defensa estadounidense ("Department of Defense") en Arlington, Virginia. En lenguaje periodístico se aplica también a la dirección militar del país.

pentagon [ˈpɛntəgən] npentagone m;
the Pentagon (US) (Pol) → le Pentagone
PentagonLe Pentagon est le nom donné aux bureaux du ministère de la Défense américain, situés à Arlington en Virginie, à cause de la forme pentagonale du bâtiment dans lequel ils se trouvent. Par extension, ce terme est également utilisé en parlant du ministère lui-même.

pentagon [ˈpɛntəgən] (US) n the Pentagon → das Pentagon
PentagonPentagon heißt das fünfeckige Gebäude in Arlington, Virginia, in dem das amerikanische Verteidigungsministerium untergebracht ist. Im weiteren Sinne bezieht sich dieses Wort auf die amerikanische Militärführung.

pentagon [ˈpɛntəgən] npentagono: the Pentagon (US ) (POL) → il Pentagono
pentagonIl Pentagon è un edificio a pianta pentagonale che si trova ad Arlington, in Virginia, nel quale hanno sede gli uffici del Ministero della Difesa degli Stati Uniti. Il termine "Pentagon" è usato anche per indicare la dirigenza militare del paese.

pentagon
n pentagon [ˈpentəgən, (American ) -gon]
a 5-sided geometrical figure. vyfhoek مُخَمَّس، شَكْل خُماسي петоъгълник pětiúhelník femkant; pentagon das Fünfeck πεντάγωνο pentágono viisnurk پنج ضلعی viisikulmio pentagone מְחוּמָש पंचभुजी Ministarstvo oružanih snaga SAD,peterokut ötszög segi lima fimmhyrningur pentagono 5角形 5각형 penkiakampis piecstūris pentagon vijfhoek femkant, pentagon pięciokąt, pięciobok pentágono pentagon пятиугольник päťuholník peterokotnik petougaonik femhörning, pentagon รูปห้าเหลี่ยม beşgen 五邊形 п'ятикутник پنج رخي شکل hình ngũ giác
adj penˈtagonal [-ˈtӕ-]
vyfhoekig خُماسي الشَّكْل петоъгълен pětiúhelníkový femkantet fünfeckig πενταγωνικός pentagonal viisnurkne پنج ضلعی viisikulmainen pentagonal מְחוּמָש पंचभुजीय peterokutni ötszögű bersegi lima fimmhyrndur pentagonale 5角形の 5각형의 penkiakampis piecstūru- berbentuk pentagon vijfhoekig femkantet pięciokątny, pięcioboczny pentagonal pentagonal пятиугольный päťuholníkový peterokoten petougaoni femhörnig, femsidig เกี่ยวกับรูปห้าเหลี่ยม beş köşeli 五邊形的 п'ятикутний پنج رخي شکل کا có năm cạnh


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If our friend comes closer to us we see his line becomes larger; if he leaves us it becomes smaller: but still he looks like a straight line; be he a Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, Circle, what you will -- a straight Line he looks and nothing else.
 
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