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Polygon Very Common

Origin: Greek suffix -gon

Polygon has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides

"The architect sketched a complex polygon on the blueprint to design the unique roof of the museum."

2

A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.

"The architect sketched a complex polygon on the blueprint, ensuring every side was formed by a perfectly straight line."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
plane figure
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
isogon convex polygon concave polygon quadrilateral triangle pentagon hexagon heptagon octagon nonagon decagon undecagon dodecagon spherical polygon

Origin

The word comes from Ancient Greek, where it originally meant "many angles." It combines the words for "many" and "angle."

Rhyming Words
gon agon egon nigon aegon bigon logon ergon argon vogon dagon angon cogon bogon tigon digon dogon wagon zygon isogon
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