Table below show the name of polygon with ‘n ‘sides.
Side, n | Polygon name |
2 | digon |
3 | triangle (trigon) |
4 | quadrilateral (tetragon) |
5 | pentagon |
6 | hexagon |
7 | heptagon |
8 | octagon |
9 | nonagon (enneagon) |
10 | decagon |
11 | hendecagon (undecagon) |
12 | dodecagon |
13 | tridecagon (triskaidecagon) |
14 | tetradecagon (tetrakaidecagon) |
15 | pentadecagon (pentakaidecagon) |
16 | hexadecagon (hexakaidecagon) |
17 | heptadecagon (heptakaidecagon) |
18 | octadecagon (octakaidecagon) |
19 | enneadecagon (enneakaidecagon) |
20 | icosagon |
30 | triacontagon |
40 | tetracontagon |
50 | pentacontagon |
60 | hexacontagon |
70 | heptacontagon |
80 | octacontagon |
90 | enneacontagon |
100 | hectogon |
10000 | myriagon |
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