Word of the Day:
polygon
What It Means
A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.
The boundary of such a figure.
A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly.
Meronyms: angle, side, cathetus, leg, hypotenuse; see also Thesaurus:polygon
Did You Know?
From Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”), equivalent to poly- + -gon.
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