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Decagonal

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dec·a·gon  (dk-gn)
n.
A polygon with ten angles and ten sides.
[Medieval Latin decagnum, from Greek dekagnon, from neuter of dekagnos, having ten angles : deka, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots + -gnos, angled; see -gon.]
de·cago·nal (d-kg-nl) adj.
de·cago·nal·ly adv.
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Bendersky discovered a different type of quasiperiodic structure -- the decagonal phase with a 10-fold rotation axis, which has an apparent 10/mmm point group (Fig.
Electron diffraction using transmission electron microscopy by Gayle, Frank W. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Burkov of the Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics in Moscow realized that it was possible to create a quasiperiodic tiling by using 10-sided, or decagonal, tiles as the basic structural unit, provided that the tiles could overlap.
A Quasicrystal Construction Kit by PETERSON, IVARS / Science News
Away from the river front, the yellow-framed silhouette of Bankside Lofts, completed earlier this year, towers over the Tate Bankside Gallery (due to be finished in May 2000); and at Atlas Works in Millwall an extraordinary collection of decagonal towers containing 150 flats has been given planning permission.
Thames view by McGuire, Penny / The Architectural Review
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