polygonation en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English polygon Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English polygonation From polygon + -ation.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A method of surveying, an extension of triangulation, in which a set of contiguous polygons are measured and plotted