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decagon
  ده‌بر، ده‌گوش  
dahbar (#), dahguš (#)
Fr.: décagone  

A ten-sided → polygon. A decagon that is equilateral and equiangular is called a regular decagon. Each angle of a regular decagon is 144°. The central angle subtending any side is 36°. The ratio of the radius to the side of a regular decagon forms the → golden ratio.

See also: → deca-; → -gon.