chiliagon

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/ˈkɪliəɡən/

noun

A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.

Similar
1000-gon
OriginAncient Greek χιλιάγωνος →
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Meanings

nounchiliagon (plural chiliagons)

plural chiliagons

  1. raregeometryA polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.

    If Kant's claim is just that it is impossible to have a sensory experience of the absence of space, then by contrast it is not impossible to have a sensory experience of a chiliagon.

    1995, Lorne Falkenstein, Kant's Intuitionism, Toronto, published 2004, page 198

    Synonyms: 1000-gon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.

Similar
1000-gon
Also see
1000-gonkilogon

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχιλιάγωνος
  2. Englishchiliagon

From Ancient Greek χιλιάγωνος (khiliágōnos), from χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”). Equivalent to chilia- + -gon.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 千邊形 /千边形
  • 千邊形 /千边形 (qiānbiānxíng)1000-sided polygon
Czech tisíciúhelník
  • tisíciúhelník1000-sided polygon
Dutch duizendhoek
  • duizendhoek1000-sided polygon
Finnish 1000-kulmio, tuhatkulmio
  • 1000-kulmio1000-sided polygon
  • tuhatkulmio1000-sided polygon
French chiliogone
  • chiliogone1000-sided polygon
German Tausendeck
  • Tausendeck1000-sided polygon
Hungarian ezerszög
  • ezerszög1000-sided polygon
Italian chiliagono
  • chiliagono1000-sided polygon
Japanese 千角形
  • 千角形 (senkakukei)1000-sided polygon
Korean 천각형
  • 천각형 (cheon'gakhyeong)1000-sided polygon
Polish tysiącokąt
  • tysiącokąt1000-sided polygon
Portuguese quilógono, quiliágono
  • quilógono1000-sided polygon
  • quiliágono1000-sided polygon
Russian тысячеугольник
  • тысячеугольник (tysjačeugolʹnik)1000-sided polygon
Spanish chiliágono
  • chiliágono1000-sided polygon
Swedish tusensiding
  • tusensiding1000-sided polygon
Ukrainian тисячокутник
  • тисячокутник (tysjačokutnyk)1000-sided polygon
Cite this entry
APA

chiliagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiliagon

MLA

“chiliagon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiliagon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chiliagon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiliagon.

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