pentagram

Meaning

Noun

• 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.

Related

Similar words

• pentacle
• pentalpha
• pentangle

Origin

• From Ancient Greek πεντάγραμμον, noun form of the adjectives πεντάγραμμος and πεντέγραμμος. Equivalent to penta- + gram.