hectogon

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noun

A polygon having a hundred sides.

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100-gon
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Meanings

nounhectogon (plural hectogons)

plural hectogons · alternative hectagon

  1. geometryA polygon having a hundred sides.
  2. computingAn individual processor in some parallel processing systems.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
100-gon
Also see
100-gon

Origin

From hecto- + -gon.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 百邊形 /百边形
  • 百邊形 /百边形 (bǎibiānxíng)geometry
Czech stoúhelník
  • stoúhelníkgeometry
Dutch honderdhoek
  • honderdhoekgeometry
Finnish 100-kulmio, satakulmio
  • 100-kulmiogeometry
  • satakulmiogeometry
German Hunderteck
  • Hunderteckgeometry
Japanese 百角形
  • 百角形 (hyakukakukei)geometry
Korean 백각형
  • 백각형 (baekgakhyeong)geometry
Polish stukąt
  • stukątgeometry
Russian стоугольник
  • стоугольник (stougolʹnik)geometry
Spanish hectágono
  • hectágonogeometry
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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