PERIGON Definition & Meaning

perigon

[ per-i-gon ]

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noun

an angle of 360°.

perigon

/ ˈ��ɛ��ɪɡə�� /

noun

an angle of 360° Also calledround angle

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of perigon¹

First recorded in 1865–70; peri- + -gon

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of perigon¹

C19: from peri- + Greek gonia angle

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The terms "complement," "supplement," and "conjugate," meaning the difference between a given angle and a right angle, straight angle, and perigon respectively, have also entered our vocabulary and need defining.

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There is also the word "perigon," meaning the whole angular space about a point.

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