dodecagon

do·de·ca·gon
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UK/ˌdəʊ.dɛk.ə.ɡən/Atlantic Canada, US/ˌdoʊˈdɛk.əˌɡɑn/

noun

A polygon with twelve edges and twelve angles.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noundodecagon (plural dodecagons)

plural dodecagons

  1. geometryA polygon with twelve edges and twelve angles.

    Synonyms: 12-gon, duodecagon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA polygon with twelve edges and twelve angles.

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Translations

Bulgarian дванадесетоъгълник
  • дванадесетоъгълник (dvanadesetoăgălnik)geometry
Catalan dodecàgon
  • dodecàgongeometry
Chinese Mandarin 十二邊形 /十二边形
  • 十二邊形 /十二边形 (shí'èr biānxíng)geometry
Czech dvanáctiúhelník
  • dvanáctiúhelníkgeometry
Dutch twaalfhoek
  • twaalfhoekgeometry
Esperanto dekdulatero
  • dekdulaterogeometry
Finnish kaksitoistakulmio, 12-kulmio
  • kaksitoistakulmiogeometry
  • 12-kulmiogeometry
French dodécagone
  • dodécagonegeometry
German Dodekagon, Zwölfeck
  • Dodekagongeometry
  • Zwölfeckgeometry
Greek δωδεκάγωνο
  • δωδεκάγωνο (dodekágono)geometry
Hungarian tizenkétszög
  • tizenkétszöggeometry
Icelandic tólfhyrningur
  • tólfhyrningurgeometry
Irish dóideacagán
  • dóideacagángeometry
Italian dodecagono
  • dodecagonogeometry
Japanese 十二角形
  • 十二角形 (jūnikakukei)geometry
Korean 십이각형
  • 십이각형 (sibigakhyeong)geometry
Malay segi dua belas, dodekagon
  • segi dua belasgeometry
  • dodekagongeometry
Polish dwunastokąt
  • dwunastokątgeometry
Portuguese dodecágono
  • dodecágonogeometry
Romanian dodecagon
  • dodecagongeometry
Russian двенадцатиугольник
  • двенадцатиугольник (dvenadcatiugolʹnik)geometry
Spanish dodecágono
  • dodecágonogeometry
Swedish dodekagon
  • dodekagongeometry
Thai รูปสิบสองเหลี่ยม
  • รูปสิบสองเหลี่ยมgeometry
Turkish onikigen
  • onikigengeometry
Ukrainian дванадцятикутник
  • дванадцятикутник (dvanadcjatykutnyk)geometry
Cite this entry
APA

dodecagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecagon

MLA

“dodecagon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecagon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dodecagon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecagon.

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