Greek Number Prefixes

a pair of pictures or carvings on two panels, usually hinged together

• diode

• diptych

• dissect

• dioxide

a word of four letters

• tetrahedron

• tetradactyl

• tetrameter

• tetragram

a series of six tones

• hexachord

• heptachord

• octachord

• pentachord

a polygon having ten angles and ten sides

• hexagon

• decagon

• heptagon

• enneagon

an eyeglass for one eye

• monogram

• monocle

• monolith

• monarchy

the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles, and the calculations based on them

• trigonometry

• trimester

• tridimensional

• trifocal

a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet ( a group of syllables that follow a pattern)

• pentangle

• pentagram

• pentameter

• pentagon

an athletic contest for women comprising seven different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score

• heptarchy

• heptagram

• heptathlon

• heptachromic

a company of eight singers or musicians

• octastyle

• octet

• octahedron

• octagon

a period of ten years

• decathlon

• decade

• decastyle

• decapod