gon

angle, corner

Greek · gonia (γωνία)

Gon comes from Greek gonia, angle or corner. A polygon has many angles, a diagonal line runs corner to corner, and a goniometer is a tool that measures angles.

Memory trick

Poly-gon: many angles, so many corners.

Words from this root

polygon (poly + gon) — shape with many straight sidesबहुभुज
polygonal (poly + gon + al) — having many sidesबहुभुजीय
diagonal (dia + gon + al) — line joining opposite cornersविकर्ण
diagonally (dia + gon + al + ly) — slantwise, corner to cornerतिरछे, कोने से कोने तक
trigon (tri + gon) — triangleत्रिभुज
trigonal (tri + gon + al) — having three anglesतीन कोनों वाला
tetragonal (tetra + gon + al) — having four anglesचार कोनों वाला
heptagon (hepta + gon) — shape with seven sidesसप्तभुज
heptagonal (hepta + gon + al) — having seven sidesसात भुजाओं वाला
octagon (octa + gon) — shape with eight sidesअष्टभुज
octagonal (octa + gon + al) — having eight sidesआठ भुजाओं वाला
pentagonal (penta + gon + al) — having five sidesपाँच भुजाओं वाला
goniometer (gonio + meter) — instrument for measuring anglesकोण मापने का यंत्र
agonic (a + gon + ic) — having no angleबिना कोण वाला