polygonal
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈlɪɡənəl/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
polygonal (not comparable)
- Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.
- 1851, Frederick Overman, “Blast Pipes”, in The Manufacture of Iron, in All its Various Branches. […] , 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird, page 413:
- 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.
- Comprised of polygons.
- 1906, James George Frazer, Attis, Otis, Osiris, page 154:
- The old path paved with polygonal masonry.
Derived terms
- polygonal fort
- polygonal mesh
- polygonal numbers
Translations
having many angles
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔ.li.ɡɔ.nal/
Audio (file)
Adjective
polygonal (feminine polygonale, masculine plural polygonaux, feminine plural polygonales)
Further reading
- “polygonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [poliɡoˈnaːl]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: po‧ly‧go‧nal
Adjective
polygonal (strong nominative masculine singular polygonaler, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of polygonal (uncomparable)
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