Etymology

pentacron

P3E1N1T1A1C3R1O1N1

Today it means: A solid with five summits (vertices), such as a square pyramid Full definition →

Ancient Greek πέντε
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπέντε“five”
  2. English todaypentacron

From Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) + ἄκρον (ákron, “summit”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπέντε all →

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