Definition of Polygan
Pol"y*gon (?), n. [Gr.
poly`gwnos polygonal; poly`s many +
gwni`a angle: cf. F. 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, taken successively, represent, in length
and direction, several forces acting simultaneously upon one point, so
that the side necessary to complete the figure represents the
resultant of those forces. Cf. Parallelogram of forces, under
Parallelogram.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (geometry) A plane figure bounded by straight edges.
German
- polygon
Swedish
- polygon
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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