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Synonyms for polygon

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pol-ee-gon
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒl iˌgɒn

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Définition of polygon

Origin :
  • 1570s, from Latin polygonum, from Greek polygonon, noun use of neuter of adjective polygonos "many-angled," from polys "many" (see poly-) + -gonos "angled," from gonia "angle" (see knee (n.)). Related: Polygonal.
  • noun closed plane figure
Example sentences :
  • The trace of the walls was a polygon not unlike a capital L.
  • Extract from : « A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) » by Georges Perrot
  • The Germans do not appear to have penetrated into the Polygon Wood at any point.
  • Extract from : « Ypres 1914 » by Otto Schwink
  • The view from the Polygon monument is desolation on all sides.
  • Extract from : « The Challenge of the Dead » by Stephen Graham
  • There was room there for making every sort of triangle or polygon.
  • Extract from : « Insect Adventures » by J. Henri Fabre
  • For this polygon the other three problems mentioned are not solved.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 » by Various
  • It will be understood that an n-side is different from a polygon of n sides.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 » by Various
  • It will be noticed that Euclid did not use or define the word "polygon."
  • Extract from : « The Teaching of Geometry » by David Eugene Smith
  • That is, in the second of these figures the shaded portion is not considered a polygon.
  • Extract from : « The Teaching of Geometry » by David Eugene Smith
  • It was only in Polygon Wood that they obtained the slightest success.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) » by Various
  • You will find that if the radius of the circle be one, the side of the polygon is .264, etc.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] » by John Phin

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