Sides of a Polygon


The sides of a polygon are the line segments that limit it.


Names of the Polygons

The polygons are defined based on the number of sides it has:

Triangle

Triangle
3 sides.

 

Quadrilateral

Quadrilateral
4 sides.

 

Pentagon

Pentagon
5 sides.

 

Hexagon

Hexagon
6 sides.

 

Heptagon

Heptagon
7 sides.

 

Octagon

Octagon
8 sides.

 

Enneagon or Nonagon

Enneagon
9 sides.

 

Decagon

Decagon
10 sides.

 

Hendecagon

Hendecagon
11 sides.

 

Dodecagon

Dodecagon
12 sides.

 

Tridecagon or triskaidecagon

Tridecagon
13 sides.

 

Tetradecagon or tetrakaidecagon

Tetradecagon
14 sides.

 

Pentadecagon

Pendedecagon
15 sides.

 

Hexadecagon

Hexdecagon
16 sides.

 

Heptadecagon

Heptdecagon
17 sides.

 

Octadecagon

Octdecagon
18 sides.

 

Enneadecagon

Enneadecagon
19 sides.

 

Icosagon

Icosagon
20 sides.