polygon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɒlɪɡən/ (UK)
- päʹlē-gän (Atlantic-Canada, US)
- (California) audio
- /ˈpɑliˌɡɑn/ (Atlantic-Canada, US)
- /ˈpɒliːˌɡɒn/ (UK)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”), equivalent to poly- + -gon.
Meanings
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A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.
Meronyms: angle, side, cathetus, leg, hypotenuse; see also Thesaurus:polygon
- The boundary of such a figure.
- (broadly) A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly.
- Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polygons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
polygonous · polygonation · polygonar · polyfill · micropolygon · funicular polygon · regular polygon · Moufang polygon · polygon-circle graph · Reuleaux polygon · polygon of forces · polygonate · multipolygon · frequency polygon · polygon soup · polygonize · polygonoscope · subpolygon · cumulative frequency polygon · polygonometry · love polygon · polygon mesh · star polygon · interpolygon · spherical polygon · spheropolygon · polygonization
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
megagon · octagon · pentadecagon · isosceles trapezoid · heptadecagon · monogon · icosidigon · octadecagon · nonagon · octogon · kite · equilateral triangle · icositetragon · pentangle · googolgon · tetracontadigon · rhombus · icositrigon · heptangle · enneadecagon · pentagon · dodecagon · triacontadigon · hexagon · rectangle · tetracontakaihexagon · icosagon · chiliagon · enneacontahexagon · hexadecagon · triacontagon · tridecagon · enneagon · digon · tetradecagon · isosceles triangle · octacontagon · icosipentagon · triacontatetragon · triacontakaitetragon · decangle · 6-gon · parallelogram · hexangle · star polygon · heptagon · tetracontagon · myriagon · quindecagon · 5-gon · undecagon · hendecagon · pentacontagon · hectogon · quadrilateral · trapezoid · decagon · enneacontagon · 8-gon · quadrangle · icosihenagon · triangle · 4-gon · rhomboid · 9-gon · 7-gon · hexacontagon · dihectagon · septagon · 10-gon · heptacontagon · square · scalene triangle · icosikaidigon
Meronyms
Relateds
regular · :Category:Shapes · polygonness · number · equilateral · polygonality · isosceles · polygonal · polyhedron · equiangular · polygonhood
Synonyms
Translations (106)
he מצולע (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · gu બહુભુજ (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · vo mödalien (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · cmn 多邊形 /多边形 (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · eo multangulo (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · tt nüeş (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · it poligono (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sh mnogougao (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · yi פֿילעק (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · la polygonum (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · km ពហុកោណ (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · fr polygone (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · hy բազմանկյուն (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sv månghörning (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ml ബഹുഭുജം (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · tr çokgen (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · uk багатоку́тник (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sh mnogokut (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ka მრავალკუთხედი (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · eu poligono (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · hak 多邊形 /多边形 (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · eo poligono (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · fur poligon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ht poligòn (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sk mnohouholník (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · nds Veeleck (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ja 多角形 (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sh višekut (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · co puligonu (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · pl wielokąt (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · et hulknurk (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sh poligon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · el πολύγωνο (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · bg многоъгълник (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · cv нумай кӗтеслӗх (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ka პენტაკონტაგონი (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · es polígono (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · kk көпбұрыш (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · te బహుభుజి (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · my ဗဟုဂံ (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · qu manchay chinruyuj (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · hu poligon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · hi बहुभुज (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · bn বহুভুজ (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · gd poileagan (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ur کثیر الاضلاع (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ru многоуго́льник (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · cs polygon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ca polígon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · az çoxbucaqlı (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · fa چندضلعی (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · pt polígono (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · eo plurangulo (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · nl veelhoek (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · tl damsiha (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · gv yl-lhiatteean (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · vi đa giác (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · mi taparau (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · nv łąʼį́ bízniikʼą́ (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ro poligon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · id poligon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · th รูปหลายเหลี่ยม (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · gl polígono (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · nl polygoon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sa बहुकोण (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sq shumëkëndësh (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · eo plurlatero (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · af poligoon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sv polygon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ar مُضَلَّع (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · co poligonu (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · an poligono (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · is marghyrningur (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sw pembenyingi (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ta பல்கோணம் (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · grc πολύγωνον (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · pl wielobok (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · no mangekant (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sh višeugao (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · mr बहुकोण (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · lt daugiakampis (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · cmn 多角形 (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ga polagán (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · no polygon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · de Polygon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · pa ਬਹੁਭੁਜ (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · fo marghyrningur (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · mk многуа́голник (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ast polígonu (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · fi polygoni (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · uk многоку́тник (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · fi monikulmio (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · da polygon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · de Vieleck (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · hu sokszög (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · kmr pirgoşe (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · lv daudzstūris (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · io poligono (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · mi tapamaha (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · fur poligonâl (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · ko 다각형 (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · he פוליגון (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · cs mnohoúhelník (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · cmn 多邊形 /多边形 (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · mos kog-kʋʋma (plane figure bounded by straight edges) · sl mnogokotnik (plane figure bounded by straight edges)