US /ˈkɪliəˌɡɑn/ UK /ˈkɪliəɡən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a polygon with one thousand sides and one thousand angles

    The sum of the interior angles of a chiliagon is 179,640 degrees.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a polygon with one thousand... thousand-gon
Word family
Related forms polygonanglemyriagon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek khiliagonos, formed from khilioi, 'one thousand,' and gonia, 'angle.' The learned geometric term entered English for a thousand-sided polygon.

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