US /pɑˈlɪɡənəl/ UK /pəˈlɪɡənəl/
adj Freq #170276

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    having the shape or angular form of a polygon

    The architect designed a polygonal tower with eight sides.

  2. 2
    adj

    made up of polygons

    The game represents the landscape as a polygonal mesh.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · having the shape or angular... many-angledmultilateral
2 adj · made up of polygons facetedpolyhedral
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms polygonalitypolygonallysubpolygonal
Related forms polygonpolyhedron

Etymology

From polygon + -al. Polygon comes from Ancient Greek polygonos ("many-angled"), formed from poly- ("many") + gonia ("angle").

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