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pol·y·gon

   [pol-ee-gon]
noun
a figure, especially a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides.
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Origin:
1560–70; < Latin polygōnum < Greek polýgōnon, noun use of neuter of polýgōnos many-angled. See poly-, -gon

Related forms
po·lyg·o·nal  [puh-lig-uh-nl] , adjective
po·lyg·o·nal·ly, adverb
sub·po·lyg·o·nal, adjective
sub·po·lyg·o·nal·ly, adverb
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World English Dictionary
polygon (ˈpɒlɪˌɡɒn)
 
—n
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
 
po'lygonally
 
—adv

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polygon
1571, from L. polygonum, from Gk. polygon "polygon," from neut. of polygonos "many-angled," from polys "many" + gonia "angle" (see knee).
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Science Dictionary
polygon   (pŏl'ē-gŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
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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Cultural Dictionary

polygon definition


In geometry, a closed figure having three or more sides and lying on one plane.

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