polygonal
UK/pəˈlɪɡənəl/
polygonal adjective: having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.
Adjective
polygonal (not comparable)
- Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.
- Various forms of conductors have been invented, such as wooden and iron pipes, of a round, square, and polygonal section; but at present, scarcely any other than sheet or cast iron pipes are employed.1851, Frederick Overman, “Blast Pipes”, in The Manufacture of Iron, in All its Various Branches. […] , 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird, page 413
- Comprised of polygons.
- The old path paved with polygonal masonry.1906, James George Frazer, Attis, Otis, Osiris, page 154
polygonal meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Arabic
polygonal in Tamil
- பல்கோணவடிவ
polygonal in Bengali
- having many angles
- বহুভুজাকৃতি bohubhujakriti
polygonal in Arabic
- having many angles
- مُضَلَّع muḍallaʕ
Origin of polygonal
From polygon + -al.
Words formed from polygonal
- interpolygonal
- nonpolygonal
- polygonal fort
- polygonality
- polygonally
- polygonal mesh
- polygonal numbers
- subpolygonal
Phrases with polygonal
Questions about polygonal
- What does polygonal mean?
- Polygonal means having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.
- What is polygonal in Tamil?
- Polygonal in Tamil is பல்கோணவடிவ. See Polygonal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is polygonal?
- Polygonal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce polygonal?
- Polygonal is pronounced /pəˈlɪɡənəl/ (UK).
Words near polygonal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: polygonal (page history and authors); polygonal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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