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polygon
[ pol-ee-gon ]
noun
- a figure, especially a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides.
polygon
/ pəˈlɪɡənəl; ˈpɒlɪˌɡɒn /
noun
- 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
polygon
/ pŏl′ē-gŏn′ /
- A closed plane figure having three or more sides. Triangles, rectangles, and octagons are all examples of polygons.
- ◆ A regular polygon is a polygon all of whose sides are the same length and all of whose interior angles are the same measure.
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Derived Forms
- polygonal, adjective
- poˈlygonally, adverb
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Other Words From
- po·lyg·o·nal [p, uh, -, lig, -, uh, -nl], adjective
- po·lygo·nal·ly adverb
- subpo·lygo·nal adjective
- subpo·lygo·nal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polygon1
C16: via Latin from Greek polugōnon figure with many angles
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Example Sentences
For longer bridges the funicular polygon affords a method of determining maximum bending moments which is perhaps more convenient.
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Fig. 69 b is the polygon of external forces, and 69 c is half the reciprocal figure.
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The regiment had evacuated Polygon Wood on the night of the third.
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It is the most northern part of Central America, in shape like a polygon, with the southern side the longest.
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The term polygon is applied to figures having flat sides equidistant from a common centre.
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