POLYGON


Meaning of POLYGON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpä-lē-ˌgän ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin polygonum, from Greek polygōnon, from neuter of polygōnos polygonal, from poly- + gōnia angle — more at -gon

Date: 1571

1. : a closed plane figure bounded by straight lines

2. : a closed figure on a sphere bounded by arcs of great circles

• po·lyg·o·nal pə-ˈli-gə-n ə l adjective

• po·lyg·o·nal·ly -n ə l-ē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.