Semi-octagonal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    In the shape of a half-octagon. not-comparable

    "The spandrils are also highly decorated with tracery mouldings, inclosing shields, &c. and the whole is inclosed in a sort of square frame, with semi-octagonal buttresses."

Example

More examples

"The spandrils are also highly decorated with tracery mouldings, inclosing shields, &c. and the whole is inclosed in a sort of square frame, with semi-octagonal buttresses."

Etymology

From semi- + octagonal.

More for "semi-octagonal"

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.