HyperDic: polygon

English > 1 sense of the word polygon:
NOUNshapepolygon, polygonal shapea closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
polygon > pronunciation
Soundspaa'lihgaa.n; paa'liygaa.n
RhymesAbidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan...
English > polygon: 1 sense > noun 1, shape
MeaningA closed plane figure bounded by straight sides.
Synonympolygonal shape
Narrowerconcave polygonA polygon such that there is a straight line that cuts it in four or more points
convex polygonA polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or vertex
decagonA polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles
dodecagonA twelve-sided polygon
heptagonA seven-sided polygon
hexagonA six-sided polygon
isogonAn equiangular polygon
nonagonA nine-sided polygon
octagonAn eight-sided polygon
pentagonA five-sided polygon
quadrilateral, quadrangle, tetragonA four-sided polygon
spherical polygonA figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of 3 or more great circles
triangle, trigon, trilateralA three-sided polygon
undecagonAn eleven-sided polygon
Broaderplane figure, two-dimensional figureA two-dimensional shape
Spanishforma poligonal, polígono
Catalanforma poligonal, polígon
Adjectivespolygonalhaving many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons

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