pentagram

/'pentəgræm/

Thân thiện

A student draws a pentagram on a sheet of graph paper.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A geometric figure: A pentagram is a star-shaped figure with five points, created by drawing five straight lines that connect the vertices of a pentagon. These lines intersect to form a smaller pentagon at the center.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The ancient symbol was a perfect pentagram.
  • She drew a pentagram inside the circle as part of the ritual diagram.

Advanced Usage

• "Inverted pentagram": A pentagram drawn with a single point facing downward, often associated with different symbolic meanings than the upright version.
  • The symbol on the cover featured an inverted pentagram.

Variants and Related Words

• Pentangle (noun): Another term for a pentagram, emphasizing its five angles.
• Pentacle (noun): Often used interchangeably with pentagram, but can specifically refer to a pentagram enclosed within a circle, used as a magical symbol.

Synonyms

• Five-pointed star: A descriptive synonym.
• Star pentagon: A geometric term.

Related Phrases and Contexts

• "To draw a pentagram": The act of creating this figure.
  • The instruction was to draw a pentagram on the floor.
• "The points of a pentagram": Referring to the five outward projections of the figure.
  • Each point of the pentagram was aligned with a candle.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pentacle
• pentangle