polygonal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /pəˈlɪɡənəl/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English polygon Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English polygonal From polygon + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.
Various forms of conductors have been invented, such as wooden and iron pipes, of a round, square, and polygonal section; but at present, scarcely any other than sheet or cast iron pipes are employed.
1851, Frederick Overman, “Blast Pipes”, in The Manufacture of Iron, in All its Various Branches. […] , 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird, page 413:
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(not-comparable) Comprised of polygons.
The old path paved with polygonal masonry.
1906, James George Frazer, Attis, Otis, Osiris, page 154:
Deriveds
subpolygonal · polygonally · nonpolygonal · interpolygonal · polygonal mesh · polygonal fort · polygonality · polygonal numbers
Translations (32)
nl veelhoekig (having many angles) · hu poligonális (having many angles) · la polygōnālis (having many angles) · gv yl-lhiatteeagh (having many angles) · it poligonale (having many angles) · eo plurangula (having many angles) · pl wieloboczny (having many angles) · el πολυγωνικός (having many angles) · de vieleckig (having many angles) · fi monikulmio- (having many angles) · pl wielokątny (having many angles) · ar مُضَلَّع (having many angles) · cs mnohoúhelníkový (having many angles) · bg многоъгълен (having many angles) · sv månghörnig (having many angles) · hu sokszög (having many angles) · eo multangula (having many angles) · ca poligonal (having many angles) · pt poligonal (having many angles) · bn বহুভুজাকৃতি (having many angles) · es poligonal (having many angles) · ga polagánach (having many angles) · fr polygonal (having many angles) · de polygonal (having many angles) · el πολύγωνος (having many angles) · sk mnohouholníkový (having many angles) · ru многоуго́льный (having many angles) · ka მრავალკუთხა (having many angles) · fi polygonaalinen (having many angles) · grc πολύγωνος (having many angles) · eo plurlatera (having many angles) · de mehreckig (having many angles)