Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megagon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: megagon
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polygon with one million sides.

noun

A polygon with a vastly larger number of sides, used in the definition of Moser's number.

Example Sentences

"Find the constant of proportionality for a decagon, kilogon, and megagon."
"There can exist a regular polygon with 1000 sides (this might be called a "regular kilogon"), 1,000,000 sides (a "regular megagon"), or 1,000,000,000 sides (a "regular gigagon")."
"A megagon is close to the perfection of a circle — a kind of generational transmutation."

Etymology

mega- + -gon

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mega
Suffix: gon

Inflected Forms

megagons (plural)

Synonyms

1000000-gon

Questions

What does megagon mean?: A polygon with one million sides.
Where does megagon come from?: mega- + -gon

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