Look up: polygon

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   Polygon
   Polygon is a term used in geometry to describe a closed plane figure with three or more straight line sides. Common polygons are figures such as the triangle, quadrilateral and the hexagon. A square is a regular polygon where the sides and all angles are equal.
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   Polygon
   An area defined by sets of closed lines, details ...
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   Polygon
   Polygons are representations of areas. A polygon is defined as a closed line or perimter which completely encloses a contiguous space and is made up of one or more links. At least one node occurs on the perimeter of a polygon where the bounding link completes the enclosure of the area. There may be many nodes connecting the bounding links of a polygon. Links may be shared between polygons. Polygons ma wholly contain other polygons; or be contained within other polygons.
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   polygon
   [n] - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
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   Polygon
   A geometry element formed by connecting three or more points. A triangle, or three-point polygon, is the simplest form of polygonal geometry. Polygonal modelling is a fast, intuitive method of creating 3D objects, but does not easily generate smooth curved surfaces.
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   Polygon
   Regular polygon of n sides, each of length b
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   polygon
   A closed plane figure formed by three or more line segments
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   polygon
   vector presentation of forces acting on an object, the length and direction of each vector representing magnitude and direction of one force: i) if diagrams form a closed polygon, forces are in equilibrium; ii) if diagram fails to close, the gap indicates unbalanced force Category: Transport • a connection in which the phases form a closed polygon of m sides,the order of sequence of th...
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   Polygon
   Definition (keystage 2) A flat two-dimensional shape with sides made of straight lines which join to form an enclosed space.
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    Polygon
    Definition (keystage 3) A plane closed figure whose sides are straight lines.
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    Polygon
    Pol'y·gon noun [ Greek poly`gwnos polygonal; poly`s many + gwni`a angle: confer French polygone .] (Geom.) A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many angles. Polygon of forces (Mech.) , a polygonal figure, the sides of which, take ...
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    polygon
    <geometry> A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; especially, one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many angles. ... <mechanics> Polygon of forces, a polygonal figure, the sides of which, taken successively, represent, in length and direction, several forces acting simultaneously ...
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    polygon
    polygonal shape noun a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
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    Polygon
    In geometry a `polygon` is a plane figure that is bounded by a closed path or `circuit`, composed of a finite sequence of straight line segments (i.e., by a closed polygonal chain). These segments are called its `edges` or `sides`, and the points where two edges meet are the polygon's `vertices` or `corners`. The interior of the polygon is called its `body`. A polygon is a 2-dimensional example of the more general polytope in any number of dimens...
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    POLYGON
    `POLYGONE` is an Electronic Warfare Tactics Range located on the border between France and Germany. It is one of only two in Europe, the other being RAF Spadeadam. The range, also referred to as the Multi-national Aircrew Electronic Warfare Tactics Facility (MAEWTF), is jointly operated by personnel from the United States, German and French Air Forces. Both of the ranges are coordinated by CCC systems provided by Computer Application Services(w...
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    Polygon
    • (n.) A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many angles.
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    Polygon
    (from the article `number game`) ...in a draw because the only way one player can block the other is by completing his own chain. The game was created by Piet Hein in 1942 in ...
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    polygon
    (from the article `mathematics`) ...Archimedes went beyond familiar notions, such as that of simple approximation, to more subtle insights, like the notion of bounds. For example, he ... ... has as faces finitely many polytopes of dimensions 0 (vertices), 1 (edge), 2 (2-faces), , -1 (facets). Two-dimensional polytopes are usually ......
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    polygon
    polygon A geometrical plane figure with three or more straight sides; a figure of many angles.
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    polygon
    The polygon ABCD is an irregular quadrilateral with acute angles at A, C, and D and a reentrant angle at B. AC and BD are its diagonals. A plane closed figure whose sides are straight lines. The term polygon (from the Greek poly for 'many' and gwnos for 'angle') sometimes also refers to the interi...
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    polygon
    polygon, closed plane figure bounded by straight line segments as sides. A polygon is convex if any two points inside the polygon can be connected by a line segment that does not intersect any side. If a side is intersected, the polygon is called concave. In a regular polygon the sides are of equal ...
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