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• Polygon — For other uses, see Polygon (disambiguation). Some polygons of different kinds In geometry a polygon (   …   Wikipedia

• polygon — polygonal /peuh lig euh nl/, adj. polygonally, adv. /pol ee gon /, n. a figure, esp. a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides. See illus. under heptagon, hexagon, octagon, pentagon, quadrilateral, triangle …   Universalium

• Polygon — Pol y*gon, n. [Gr. poly gwnos polygonal; poly s many + gwni a angle: cf. F. polygone.] (Geom.) A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Polygon of forces — Polygon Pol y*gon, n. [Gr. poly gwnos polygonal; poly s many + gwni a angle: cf. F. polygone.] (Geom.) A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• polygon — ► NOUN Geometry ▪ a plane figure with at least three straight sides and angles, and typically five or more. DERIVATIVES polygonal adjective …   English terms dictionary

• Polygon triangulation — In computational geometry, polygon triangulation is the decomposition of a polygon into a set of triangles.A triangulation of a polygon P is its partition into non overlapping triangles whose union is P. In the strictest sense, these triangles… …   Wikipedia

• Polygon mesh — A polygon mesh or unstructured grid is a collection of vertices, edges and faces that defines the shape of a polyhedral object in 3D computer graphics and solid modeling. The faces usually consist of triangles, quadrilaterals or other simple… …   Wikipedia

• polygon —    A type of patterned ground consisting of a closed, roughly equidimensional figure bounded by more or less straight sides; some sides may be irregular. Refer to patterned ground.    Compare: high center polygon, low center polygon, ice wedge… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• polygon — n. a plane figure with many (usu. a minimum of three) sides and angles. Phrases and idioms: polygon of forces a polygon that represents by the length and direction of its sides all the forces acting on a body or point. Derivatives: polygonal adj …   Useful english dictionary

• polygon — UK [ˈpɒlɪɡən] / UK [ˈpɒlɪɡɒn] / US [ˈpɑlɪˌɡɑn] noun [countable] Word forms polygon : singular polygon plural polygons maths a flat shape with three or more sides and angles Derived word: polygonal UK [pəˈlɪɡən(ə)l] / US adjective …   English dictionary

• polygon of forces — noun Physics a polygon that represents by the length and direction of its sides all the forces acting on a body or point …   English new terms dictionary