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polygon

[ pol-ee-gon ]

noun

  1. a figure, especially a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides.


polygon

/ pəˈlɪɡənəl; ˈpɒlɪˌɡɒn /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

polygon

/ ŏŧ-ŏ′ /

  1. A closed plane figure having three or more sides. Triangles, rectangles, and octagons are all examples of polygons.
  2. ◆ A regular polygon is a polygon all of whose sides are the same length and all of whose interior angles are the same measure.

polygon

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

  • polygonal, adjective
  • ˈⲵDzԲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ⲵ··Բ [p, uh, -, lig, -, uh, -nl], adjective
  • ·ⲵo·Բ· adverb
  • ܲp·ⲵo·Բ adjective
  • sub·ⲵo·Բ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of polygon1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin DZⲵōԳܳ, from Greek DZýōԴDz, noun use of neuter of DZýōԴDz “mԲ-Բ”; poly-, -gon
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of polygon1

C16: via Latin from Greek DZܲōԴDz figure with many angles
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County officials correctly used the Genasys software to draw a polygon that would alert only residents near the fire, which sparked in West Hills.

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But on rare occasions, designers choose to build their interactive worlds not from pixels and polygons but from physical materials like cardboard and clay.

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“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.

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Using survey information, experts will create polygons on a map showing areas of focus, Hiznay said.

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By 2021, the investigators had been able to shrink the polygon so that it covered only several hundred homes.

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