tetracontadigon

English

Noun

tetracontadigon (plural tetracontadigons)

(geometry) A polygon with forty two sides and forty two angles.
- 2010, Sergei Abramovich, Topics in Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, page 90:
  Construct an edge-to-edge tessellation with a triangle, a heptagon, and a tetracontadigon. Is it possible to continue such a tessellation to have the full petal around the tetracontadigon?

Synonyms

42-gon
tetracontakaidigon

Translations

42-sided polygon

Finnish: 42-kulmio (neljäkymmenkaksikulmio)
German: 42-Eck n (Zweiundvierzigeck)
Polish: 42-okąt m (czterdziestodwukąt)
Russian: тетраконтадиго́н m (tetrakontadigón), 42-угольник m (42-ugolʹnik) (сорокадвухуго́льник)

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