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polyline

polyline noun: a continuous line composed of one or more line segments.

Noun

polyline (plural polylines)

  1. A continuous line composed of one or more line segments.
    • If you want to break a polyline into simple lines and arcs, you can use the Explode option on the Modify panel, just as you would with blocks. After a polyline is exploded, it becomes a set of individual line segments or arcs.2011, George Omura, chapter 19, in Mastering AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 582
    Synonyms:
    linestring

Synonyms of polyline

Forms of polyline

pluralpolylines

Origin of polyline

From poly- + line.

Questions about polyline

What does polyline mean?
Polyline means a continuous line composed of one or more line segments.
What part of speech is polyline?
Polyline is a noun.
What is the plural of polyline?
The plural of polyline is polylines.

Words near polyline in the dictionary

  1. polyless
  2. polyleucine
  3. polyleucines
  4. polyligated
  5. polyligation
  6. polyline
  7. polylineal
  8. polylineality
  9. polylinear
  10. polylinearities
  11. polylinearity

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