polygoon

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Etymology

Borrowed from French polygone, from Latin polygōnum, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpoː.liˈɣoːn/
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  • Hyphenation: po‧ly‧goon
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

polygoon m (plural polygonen)

  1. (geometry) polygon
    Synonym: veelhoek
    Polly zij een concave polygoon met hoeken A1, … An in een Euclidische ruimte en wil een cracker.
    Polly be a concave polygon with angles A1, … An in a Euclidean space and wants a cracker.
  2. (computing) polygon