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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
- 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.
Derived Forms
- polygonal, adjective
- ˈⲵDzԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ⲵ··Բ [p, uh, -, lig, -, uh, -nl], adjective
- ·ⲵo·Բ· adverb
- ܲp·ⲵo·Բ adjective
- sub·ⲵo·Բ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of polygon1
Example Sentences
County officials correctly used the Genasys software to draw a polygon that would alert only residents near the fire, which sparked in West Hills.
But on rare occasions, designers choose to build their interactive worlds not from pixels and polygons but from physical materials like cardboard and clay.
“We want them to come back and be the classic beautiful white salt flats that they should be,” Andler said of her appreciation for the salt polygons.
Using survey information, experts will create polygons on a map showing areas of focus, Hiznay said.
They whittled down the area to what they came to call the polygon, which left them with several hundred homes around First Avenue in Massapequa Park, law enforcement officials said.
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