polygons

[pol-ee-gon]

pol·y·gon

[pol-ee-gon]
noun
a figure, especially a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides.


Origin:
1560–70; < Latin polygōnum < Greek polýgōnon, noun use of neuter of polýgōnos many-angled. See poly-, -gon

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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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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