Complete Definition of "pentagram"

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English
Image:Pentacle_1.svg|thumb|right|200px|circumscribed pentagram (sense 1)

Etymology
From Greek �εν�άγ�αμμον (pentagrammon), noun form of the adjectives �εν�άγ�αμμο� (pentagrammos) and �εν�έγ�αμμο� (pentegrammos), five-lined, having five lines.

Noun
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  1. The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isoceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations.
  2. The shape of a five-pointed star.
  3. mathematics a 5/2 star polygon

Synonyms
pentacle
pentalpha
pentangle

Related terms
pentagon
hexagon
hexagram

Translations
Chinese: ���形; ���
Danish: pentagram
French: pentacle m
German: Pentagramm


Danish

Noun
pentagram

  1. pentagram

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