polygon
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regular (left) and irregular (right) polygons
pol·y·gon
(pŏl′ē-gŏn′)n.
A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
[Late Latin polygōnum, from Greek polugōnon, from neuter of Greek polugōnos, polygonal : polu-, poly- + -gōnos, angled; see -gon.]
po·lyg′o·nal (pə-lĭg′ə-nəl) adj.
po·lyg′o·nal·ly adv.
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polygon
(ˈpɒlɪˌɡɒn)n
(Mathematics) a closed plane figure bounded by three or more straight sides that meet in pairs in the same number of vertices, and do not intersect other than at these vertices. The sum of the interior angles is (n–2) × 180° for n sides; the sum of the exterior angles is 360°. A regular polygon has all its sides and angles equal. Specific polygons are named according to the number of sides, such as triangle, pentagon, etc
[C16: via Latin from Greek polugōnon figure with many angles]
polygonal adj
poˈlygonally adv
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pol•y•gon
(ˈpɒl iˌgɒn)n.
a figure, esp. a closed plane figure, having three or more, usu. straight, sides.
[1560–70; < Latin polygōnum < Greek polýgōnon, n. use of neuter of polýgōnos many-angled. See poly-, -gon]
po•lyg•o•nal (pəˈlɪg ə nl) adj.
po•lyg′o•nal•ly, adv.
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pol·y·gon
(pŏl′ē-gŏn′) A closed plane figure having three or more sides. Triangles, rectangles, and octagons are all examples of polygons.
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| Noun | 1. |  polygon - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sidesplane figure, two-dimensional figure - a two-dimensional shape isogon - an equiangular polygon convex polygon - a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or vertex; it can be cut by a straight line in at most two points concave polygon - a polygon such that there is a straight line that cuts it in four or more points pentagon - a five-sided polygon hexagon - a six-sided polygon heptagon - a seven-sided polygon octagon - an eight-sided polygon nonagon - a nine-sided polygon decagon - a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles undecagon - an eleven-sided polygon dodecagon - a twelve-sided polygon spherical polygon - a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of 3 or more great circles |
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Translations
شَكل مُتَعَدِّد الأضْلاعمضلع
многоъгълник
polígon
mnohoúhelníkpolygon
polygon
pluranguloplurlateropoligono
hulknurk
monikulmiopolygoni
mnogokut
sokszögpoligon
marghyrningur
ポリゴン多角形
다각형
daugiakampis
daudzstūris
ബഹുഭുജം
wielobokwielokąt
poligon
mnohouholníkpolygón
mnogokotnik
polygon
pembenyingi
รูปหลายเหลี่ยม
багатокутник
کثیرالاضلاع
đa giác
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polygon
(ˈpoligən) , ((American) -gon) noun a two-dimensional figure with many angles and sides.
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