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What are words with the prefix gon?
octagon, hexagon
What is the name of 10000000 sided polygon?
There is no official metric prefix for ten million, nor is there a Greek prefix that would work really well. In this case, you can go with the conventional n-gon format and call it a 10,000,000-gon ("ten million"=gon).
What do you call a hundred sided shape?
You call it a Chilligon. "Chilli" is Greek and means 100 and "gon" is the prefix.
What does the prefix octagon mean?
The prefix "octa-" means eight. In the case of "octagon," it refers to a polygon with eight sides.
What shape has 38 vertices?
In 2-dimensional geometry it is a 38-gon. You can look up its Greek-prefix name but most normal people would not bother.In 3-d geometry, there are very may possibilities: a pyramid with a 37-gon base, a bipyramid with a 36-gon base, a prism with 19-gon bases are three simple examples.
How did the icosahedron get its name?
It gets its name from the Greek prefix icosa- meaning 20 and suffix -gon which means angle(s).
Is a hexagon a prism?
No - shapes ending with the prefix -gon are polygons, not prisms. A generic name for a six-faced polyhedron is a hexahedron.
What is a shape with 33 sides called?
This shape is called a triacontakaitrigon, where "triacontakaitri" is a Greek prefix and "-gon" identifies the figure as a polygon.
What do you call an 135 sided shape?
If you wish to communicate, then 135-gon. If you want to irritate, obfuscate or simply be pretentious that you might use the Greek prefix.
What is the name of a one hundred and fifty sided shape.?
A 150 sided shape has no established name. Sometimes the prefix "hecta" is used; so, in this case, a 150-gon may be called "hectakaipentacontagon." The "Kai" is optional. It may also be called a 150-gon.
How a number can name someting?
A number can be used as a prefix. A number + gon describes a two dimensional object. A number + hedron describes a three dimensional object.
What prefix can you put in front of the word gon?
You can put poly (= many) to denote a plane shape bounded by an unspecified number of straight lines or a Greek prefix for any number from three upwards to denote a polygon with the specified number of sides.
