In geometry, a decagon is a ten-sided polygon or 10-gon. The total sum of the interior angles of a simple decagon is 1440°. A self-intersecting regular decagon is known as a decagram.

What is the word decagon mean?

: a plane polygon of 10 angles and 10 sides.

What does decagon mean in Latin?

decagon (n.)

"plane figure having ten sides and angles," 1630s, from Modern Latin decagonum, from Greek dekagonon, from deka "ten" (from PIE root *dekm- "ten") + gōnia "corner, angle" (from PIE root *genu- (1) "knee; angle").