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polygonize

polygonize verb: to subdivide a plane into polygons.

Verb

polygonize (third-person singular simple present polygonizes, present participle polygonizing, simple past and past participle polygonized)

  1. To subdivide a plane into polygons.
  2. To form subgrains within the grains of a metal when worked.

Forms of polygonize

third-person singular presentpolygonizes
present participlepolygonizing
past participlepolygonized
pastpolygonized

Origin of polygonize

From polygon + -ize.

Questions about polygonize

What does polygonize mean?
Polygonize means to subdivide a plane into polygons.
What part of speech is polygonize?
Polygonize is a verb.
What is the past tense of polygonize?
The past tense of polygonize is polygonized.

Words near polygonize in the dictionary

  1. polygonised
  2. polygonises
  3. polygonising
  4. polygonization
  5. polygonizations
  6. polygonize
  7. polygonized
  8. polygonizes
  9. polygonizing
  10. polygonness
  11. polygonogram

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