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What is the noun for polygons?

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polygon
  1. (geometry) A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.
  2. (geometry) The boundary of such a figure.
  3. (geometry, more generally) A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly.
  4. (geometry) Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “He examined the three dimensional figures obtained by rotating a regular polygon about an axis of symmetry.”
      “It is possible to minimize flatness variations in polygon facets by carefully mounting the polygonal mirror to the spindle.”
      “She reasoned that there are three different ways in which a convex polygon encloses all five points.”
polygonization
  1. (mathematics) The subdivision of a plane into polygons
  2. (metallurgy) The formation of subgrains within the grains of a metal when worked
polygonboden
  1. polygonal patches of ground, found especially in frozen environments.
  2. polygonal patches of natural vegetation
polygonation
  1. A method of surveying, an extension of triangulation, in which a set of contiguous polygons are measured and plotted
polygonality
  1. (mathematics) The state of being a polygon, the degree to which an object is polygonal.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The polygonality of the shape determined its complexity and the number of sides it possessed.”
polygonometry
polygonhood
  1. (mathematics) The state of being a polygon.
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polygonness
  1. (mathematics) The state of being a polygon.
  2. Synonyms:
polygonial
  1. (obsolete) polygon
polygonizations
  1. plural of polygonization
polygonometries
  1. plural of polygonometry
polygonalities
polygonials
  1. plural of polygonial
polygons
  1. plural of polygon
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The decoration resembles a stalactite and consists of three-dimensional polygons, some with plane surfaces, and some with curved surfaces.”
      “This he obtained by circumscribing and inscribing a circle with regular polygons having 96 sides.”
      “Ptolemy calculated chords by first inscribing regular polygons of 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 sides in a circle.”
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