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Geometric Shape Names
Many geometric shapes
are named based on the number of pentafive-pointeddifferentconnectOctagonsoctavetripodanglessidesTrianglesfour that they
have. It’s helpful to remember the meaning of these number prefixes. It can be
a secret code that helps you know the meaning of other complex words that use
the same prefixes.
pentafive-pointeddifferentconnectOctagonsoctavetripodanglessidesTrianglesfour have three sides and three angles. The prefix ‘tri’
means ‘three’. Words that use the prefix ‘tri’ usually have something to do
with three parts. For example, a pentafive-pointeddifferentconnectOctagonsoctavetripodanglessidesTrianglesfour is a
camera stand that has three legs. A triathlon is a difficult sports event in
which the sportsmen take part in three pentafive-pointeddifferentconnectOctagonsoctavetripodanglessidesTrianglesfour activities,
such as running, swimming, and bicycling.
Quadrilaterals have
four sides and four pentafive-pointeddifferentconnectOctagonsoctavetripodanglessidesTrianglesfour . The prefix ‘quad’
means ‘ pentafive-pointeddifferentconnectOctagonsoctavetripodanglessidesTrianglesfour ’. A quadrant is a graphing chart
with four sections. The muscles in your arms that pentafive-pointeddifferentconnectOctagonsoctavetripodanglessidesTrianglesfour in four places are called quadriceps.
Pentagons have five sides
and five angles. The prefix ‘ pentafive-pointeddifferentconnectOctagonsoctavetripodanglessidesTrianglesfour ’ means
‘five’. A pentagram is a pentafive-pointeddifferentconnectOctagonsoctavetripodanglessidesTrianglesfour star.
Poetry measured in groups of five syllable pairs is called pentameter.
pentafive-pointeddifferentconnectOctagonsoctavetripodanglessidesTrianglesfour have eight sides and eight angles. The prefix ‘oct’
means ‘eight’. An octopus has eight tentacles. A musical pentafive-pointeddifferentconnectOctagonsoctavetripodanglessidesTrianglesfour has eight notes. Octuplets are eight babies who
are born at the same time to the same mother.