🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

多角形

Pronunciation / Transliteration: takakukei

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Polygon/ˈpɒl.ɪ.ɡɒn/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"多角形は複数の辺を持つ幾何学的な図形です。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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