polygon
Etymology
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολύγωνον, from πολύς ("many") + γωνία ("angle").
Pronunciation Nounpolygon (plural polygons)
- (geometry) A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.
- (geometry) The boundary of such a figure.
- (geometry, more generally) A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly.
- (geometry) Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.
- French: polygone
- German: Vieleck, Polygon
- Italian: poligono
- Portuguese: polígono
- Russian: многоуго́льник
- Spanish: polígono
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