polygonal shape

/pəˌlɪgənl ʃeɪp/
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Definitions of polygonal shape
  1. noun
    a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
    synonyms: polygon
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    isogon
    an equiangular polygon
    convex polygon
    a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or vertex; it can be cut by a straight line in at most two points
    concave polygon
    a polygon such that there is a straight line that cuts it in four or more points
    quadrangle, quadrilateral, tetragon
    a four-sided polygon
    triangle, trigon, trilateral
    a three-sided polygon
    pentagon
    a five-sided polygon
    hexagon
    a six-sided polygon
    heptagon
    a seven-sided polygon
    octagon
    an eight-sided polygon
    nonagon
    a nine-sided polygon
    decagon
    a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles
    undecagon
    an eleven-sided polygon
    dodecagon
    a twelve-sided polygon
    spherical polygon
    a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of 3 or more great circles
    reentering polygon, reentrant polygon
    a polygon with one or more reentrant angles
    regular polygon
    a polygon with all sides and all angles equal
    acute triangle, acute-angled triangle
    a triangle whose interior angles are all acute
    equiangular triangle, equilateral triangle
    a three-sided regular polygon
    isosceles triangle
    a triangle with two equal sides
    oblique triangle
    a triangle that contains no right angle
    obtuse triangle, obtuse-angled triangle
    a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle
    right triangle, right-angled triangle
    a triangle with one right angle
    scalene triangle
    a triangle with no two sides of equal length
    parallelogram
    a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
    trapezium
    a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
    trapezoid
    a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides
    regular hexagon
    a hexagon with six sides of equal length
    spherical triangle
    a spherical polygon formed by the arcs of 3 great circles
    cuneus, wedge, wedge shape
    any shape that is triangular in cross section
    type of:
    plane figure, two-dimensional figure
    a two-dimensional shape
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