polygon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hyponyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.4 See also 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɒlɪɡən/, SAMPA: /"pQlIg@n/
• (US) enPR: pälʹē-gän, IPA: /ˈpɑliɡɑn/, SAMPA: /"pAligAn/
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[edit] Etymology

Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polygōnon) < πολύς (polus), “‘many’”) and γωνία (gōnia), “‘angle’”); compare French polygone

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

polygon (plural polygons)

1. (geometry) A plane figure bounded by straight edges.
2. (geometry) The boundary of such a figure.
3. (geometry, more generally) A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly.
4. (geometry) Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.

[edit] Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:polygon

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• cumulative frequency polygon
• frequency polygon
• polygon of forces

[edit] Related terms

• polygonal

[edit] See also

• polyhedron

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[edit] Noun

polygon c (plural polygoner, definite singular polygonen, definite plural polygonerna)

1. polygon