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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries多边形
Pronunciation / Transliteration: duōbiānxíng
"多边形是具有多个边的几何图形。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A plane figure that is bounded by a finite number of straight line segments.
"The architect designed a building with a unique polygon shape." - 2
In mathematics, a polygon is a two-dimensional geometric figure with at least three straight sides and angles.
"Triangles and quadrilaterals are examples of polygons."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'polygon' originates from the Greek 'polugonon', where 'poly-' means 'many' and 'gonon' means 'angles'. It has been used in English since the late 16th century to describe a plane figure with multiple angles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Polygon" is said worldwide
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polygone
Transliteration: poliɡɔn
"Un polygone est une figure géométrique à plusieurs côtés."
Polygon
Transliteration: poˈliːɡɔn
"Ein Polygon ist eine geometrische Figur mit mehreren Seiten."
poligono
Transliteration: poˈliɡono
"Un poligono è una figura geometrica con più lati."
polígono
Transliteration: poˈliɣono
"Un polígono es una figura geométrica con varios lados."
polígono
Transliteration: poˈliɡonu
"Um polígono é uma figura geométrica com vários lados."
बहुभुज
Transliteration: bahubhuj
"एक बहुभुज कई भुजाओं वाली एक ज्यामितीय आकृति है।"
多边形
Transliteration: duōbiānxíng
"多边形是具有多个边的几何图形。"
다각형
Transliteration: dagakhyeong
"다각형은 여러 변을 가진 기하학적 도형입니다."
多角形
Transliteration: takakukei
"多角形は複数の辺を持つ幾何学的な図形です。"
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