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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarypoly·gon \ˈpä-lē-ˌgän\ noun ETYMOLOGY Late Latin polygonum, from Greek polygōnon,from neuter of polygōnos polygonal, from poly- + gōnia angle — more at -gon DATE 15711. a closed plane figure bounded by straight lines2. a closed figure on a sphere bounded by arcs of great circles• po·lyg·o·nal \pə-ˈli-gə-nəl\ adjective• po·lyg·o·nal·ly \-nəl-ē\ adverbEnglish Etymologypolygon 1571, from L. polygonum, from Gk. polygon "polygon," from neut. of polygonos "many-angled," from polys "many" + gonia"angle" (see knee).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7polygonpoly·gon / 5pCli^En; NAmE 5pB:li^B:n / noun (geometry 几何) a flat shape with at least seven straight sides and angles, and usually nine or more 多边形；多角形• pol·yg·on·al / pE5li^Enl / adj.Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: skew polygon , or spherical polygon , or concave polygon , or convex polygon , or desiccation polygon , or force polygon , or frequency polygon , or funicular polygonpoly·gon\ˈpälēˌgän, -lə̇ˌg- sometimes -_gən\ noun(-s)Etymology: Late Latin polygonum, from Greek polygōnon, from neuter of polygōnos polygonal, from poly- + -gōnos (from gōnia angle, corner) — more at -gon1. a. : a closed figure consisting of straight lines joined end to end b. : a closed figure on the surface of a sphere consisting of arcs of great circles joined end to end2. a. : a polygonal or approximately polygonal object, area, or arrangement b. : an often hexagonal block or arrangement of surficial material (as soil) forming part of a uniform pattern and often caused by alternate freezing and thawing of the crust — usually used in plural < mud polygons > < stone polygons > < ice polygons >

Polygon Or From A Closed Figure End Noun