Polygon Definition

pŏlē-gŏn
polygons
noun
polygons
A closed plane figure consisting of straight lines.
Webster's New World

(geometry) A plane figure bounded by straight edges.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • polygonal shape

Other Word Forms of Polygon

Noun

Singular:
polygon
Plural:
polygons

Origin of Polygon

  • Late Latin polygōnum from Greek polugōnon from neuter of Greek polugōnos polygonal polu- poly- -gōnos angled –gon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polygōnon), from πολύς (polus, “many") and γωνία (gōnia, “angle").

    From Wiktionary

Polygon Sentence Examples

  • The polygon of forces is then made up of segments of a vertical line.

  • This polygon is the partial polygon of resistance.

  • The fortress has the shape of an irregular polygon.

  • The variouspolygon shapes were rendered in bright primary colors.

  • In all cases the magnitude and direction, and joining the vertices of the polygon thus formed to an arbitrary pole 0.

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