a. [ OE., near, handy, kind, fr. AS. gehende near, fr. hand hand. See Handy. ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; eleven + &unr_; angle: cf. F. hendécagone. ] (Geom.) A plane figure of eleven sides and eleven angles.
n. [ Gr.
a. Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. hendecasyllabus, Gr. &unr_; eleven-syllabled; &unr_; eleven + &unr_; syllable: cf. F. hendécasyllabe. ] A metrical line of eleven syllables. J. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Hendecane. ] (Chem.) Undecylic; pertaining to, or derived from, hendecane;