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zonogon

zonogon noun: a polygon having an even number of sides and whose pairs of opposite sides are parallel and equal.

Noun

zonogon (plural zonogons)

  1. A polygon having an even number of sides and whose pairs of opposite sides are parallel and equal
    • Our proof uses some tools developed by Felsner and Weil to show that the two standard orderings on the rhombic tilings of a zonogon are identical..2015, Thomas McConville, “Homotopy type of intervals of the second higher Bruhat orders”, in arXiv

Forms of zonogon

pluralzonogons

Origin of zonogon

From zono- + -gon.

Words formed from zonogon

Questions about zonogon

What does zonogon mean?
Zonogon means a polygon having an even number of sides and whose pairs of opposite sides are parallel and equal.
What part of speech is zonogon?
Zonogon is a noun.
What is the plural of zonogon?
The plural of zonogon is zonogons.

Words near zonogon in the dictionary

  1. zonobiome
  2. zonobiomes
  3. zonochlorite
  4. zonocolpate
  5. zonocolporate
  6. zonogon
  7. zonogonal
  8. zonogons
  9. zonogram
  10. zonograms
  11. zonographic

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