polygon
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: pol‧y‧gon
Noun
polygon (plural polygons)
- (geometry) A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.
- (geometry) The boundary of such a figure.
- (geometry, more generally) A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly.
- (geometry) Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.
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Translations
plane figure bounded by straight edges
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Czech
Noun
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- polygon (plane figure bounded by straight edges)
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Danish
Noun
polygon c or n (singular definite polygonet or polygonen, plural indefinite polygoner)
- polygon
- 1967, Hans Sørensen, Nye Verga-studier: Romanen om Vizzini
- ... eller trekanten, rektanglet, parallelogrammet, kvadratet, ja, polygonet.
- ... or the triangle, the rectangle, the parallelogram, the square, indeed, the polygon.
- ... eller trekanten, rektanglet, parallelogrammet, kvadratet, ja, polygonet.
- 1799, Skrifter som udi det Kiøbenhavnske Selskab af Lærdoms og Videnskabers Elskere ere fremlagte og oplæste : i aarene .., page 512
- Altsaa er ogsaa idette Fald Polygonet ubestemt.
- Thus, in this case, too, the polygon is indefinite.
- Altsaa er ogsaa idette Fald Polygonet ubestemt.
- 1967, Hans Sørensen, Nye Verga-studier: Romanen om Vizzini
Declension
Declension of polygon
either gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | polygon | polygonet polygonen |
polygoner | polygonerne |
genitive | polygons | polygonets polygonens |
polygoners | polygonernes |
References
- “polygon” in Den Danske Ordbog
Swedish
Noun
polygon c
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Declension of polygon | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | polygon | polygonen | polygoner | polygonerna |
Genitive | polygons | polygonens | polygoners | polygonernas |
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- en:Polygons
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