pentagram
noun/ˈpɛn.təˌɡɹæm/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πεντάγραμμον (pentágrammon), noun form of the adjectives πεντάγραμμος (pentágrammos) and πεντέγραμμος (pentégrammos, “five-lined, having five lines”). Equivalent to penta- + -gram.
- derived from πεντάγραμμον
Definitions
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the…
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.
- Prove that the circles so belonging to the 6 pentagrams formed by 6 lines meet in a point, and so on; the series of theorems being interminable.
- The passive pentagrams of spirit are drawn first in the quarters of the passive elements—water and earth—and likewise followed by the appropriate traditional elemental pentagram.
- Four figures involve 12 pentagrams arranged as in the faces of a dodecahedron with their vertices touching.
Synonym of the Pentagon.
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