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seven-sided

seven-sided

1 3.5
A shape that has seven sides
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛvənˌsaɪdɪd/
: heptagonal
  • The machine was a seven-sided can, thirty inches tall and twenty inches in diameter, with a series of wheels and rollers that supposedly let it traverse any terrain.

Examples

  • The architect designed a stunning seven-sided building that caught everyone's attention.

  • It's built not out of pentagons, but out of seven sided figures.

  • He mentioned a seven-sided ruby.

  • She won a prize for her art piece, which featured a seven-sided polygon.

  • In geometry class, we learned about a seven-sided shape called a heptagon.

Synonyms

heptagonal
vsseven-sided
1 6.8

A shape with seven straight sides and seven angles

is a general description of having seven sides rather than a geometric term

How Many

eight-sided
1 2.7
seven-sided
1 3.5
six-sided
4 1.6
five-sided
1 3.2
four-sided
3 1.0
three-sided
10 1.5

Surface Forms

seven-sided positive

Morphology

seven-sided = seven + side (transparent) = seven + side

A direct compound of the numeral 'seven' and 'side' forming an adjective meaning 'having seven sides', which is immediately deducible by learners.

Etymology

The word seven-sided comes from the two simple words seven ('7') and side ('edge'). So, a seven-sided shape or object is one that has seven sides.