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English

Noun

In the Context of A quadrilateral.

Usage notes

Although consistent with pentagon, hexagon, etc., this term is not the common one; quadrilateral is the more common term.

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tetragon \Tet"ra*gon\, n. [L. tetragonum, Gr. tetra`gwnon;
te`tra- (see Tetra-) + gwni`a corner, angle: cf. F.
t['e]tragone.]
1. (Geom.) A plane figure having four sides and angles; a
quadrangle, as a square, a rhombus, etc.
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2. (Astrol.) An aspect of two planets with regard to the
earth when they are distant from each other ninety
degrees, or the fourth of a circle. --Hutton.
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WordNet tetragon
n : a four-sided polygon [syn: quadrilateral, quadrangle]