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" With our next generation hardware, polygon rendering will probably be an area we'll get more heavily into."
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Meaning of "polygon" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLYGON

Via Latin from Greek polugōnon figure with many angles.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF POLYGON

ˈpɒlɪˌɡɒn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYGON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polygon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLYGON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polygon

In geometry a polygon /ˈpɒlɪɡɒn/ is traditionally a plane figure that is bounded by a finite chain of straight line segments closing in a loop to form a closed chain or circuit. These segments are called its edges or sides, and the points where two edges meet are the polygon's vertices or corners. The interior of the polygon is sometimes called its body. An n-gon is a polygon with n sides. A polygon is a 2-dimensional example of the more general polytope in any number of dimensions. The word "polygon" derives from the Greek πολύς "much", "many" and γωνία "corner", "angle", or γόνυ "knee". The basic geometrical notion has been adapted in various ways to suit particular purposes. Mathematicians are often concerned only with the bounding closed polygonal chain and with simple polygons which do not self-intersect, and they often define a polygon accordingly. A polygonal boundary may be allowed to intersect itself, creating star polygons.

Definition of polygon in the English dictionary

The definition of polygon in the dictionary is a closed plane figure bounded by three or more straight sides that meet in pairs in the same number of vertices, and do not intersect other than at these vertices. The sum of the interior angles is × 180° for n sides; the sum of the exterior angles is 360°. A regular polygon has all its sides and angles equal. Specific polygons are named according to the number of sides, such as triangle, pentagon, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYGON

bygone · chiliagon · decagon · dodecagon · endecagon · epigon · estragon · flexagon · glucagon · isogon · nonagon · pentagon · spermogone · tetragon · trimetrogon · undecagon · woebegone

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYGON

polygenist · polygenous · polygeny · polyglot · polyglotism · polyglottal · polyglottic · polyglottism · polyglottous · Polygnotus · polygonaceous · polygonal · polygonally · polygonatum · polygonum · polygony · polygraph · polygraph test · polygrapher · polygraphic

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYGON

Aragon · argon · bandwagon · dragon · ergon · Gorgon · hexagon · jargon · jump on the bandwagon · octagon · Oregon · paragon · Saigon · snapdragon · spherical polygon · station wagon · the Wagon · wagon · Yangon · zygon

Synonyms and antonyms of polygon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polygon» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF POLYGON

Find out the translation of polygon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of polygon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polygon» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

多边形
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

polígono
570 millions of speakers
en

English

polygon
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बहुभुज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المضلع
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

многоугольник
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

polígono
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বহুভুজ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

polygone
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Poligon
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Vieleck
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

多角形
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

다각형
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Poligon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đa giác
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பலகோணம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बहुभुज
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

çokgen
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

poligono
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wielokąt
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

багатокутник
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

poligon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολύγωνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veelhoek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polygon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polygon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polygon

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYGON»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polygon

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QUOTES WITH «POLYGON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word polygon.
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Trip Hawkins
With our next generation hardware, polygon rendering will probably be an area we'll get more heavily into.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYGON»

Discover the use of polygon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polygon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Polygon Mesh Processing
This book discusses the whole geometry processing pipeline based on triangle meshes. The pipeline starts with data input, for example, a model acquired by 3D scanning techniques.
Mario Botsch, Leif Kobbelt, Mark Pauly, 2010
2
If You Were a Polygon
Describes the polygon shape and different ways to use it.
Marcie Aboff, 2009
3
The Great Polygon Caper
Meets Standards Set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics This book promotes students' skills in problem solving and reasoning for grades 3-5, and supports NCTM standards that include Building math knowledge through problem ...
Karen Ferrell, 2008
4
Game Modeling Using Low Polygon Techniques
Demonstrates the programming techniques required to create realistic computer games, including sketching, modeling, texturing, U.V. mapping, and such 3D applications as Lightwave, Maya, and C4D.
Chad Gregory Walker, George Eric Walker, 2001
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Algorithms for Parallel Polygon Rendering
The complexity of the painter's algorithm is O(PlogP) i.e. the complexity of sorting P items (ignoring the cost of any extra ordering tests and polygon splits). 2. The z -buffer algorithm [Suth74a] operates in image space. It uses a large memory ...
Theoharis Theoharis, 1989
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Beginning Spatial with SQL Server 2008
A Polygon geometry is defined by a boundary of connected points that forms a closed LineString, called the exterior ring. In contrast to a simple, closed LineString geometry, which only defines those points lying on the ring itself, a Polygon ...
Alastair Aitchison, 2009
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Maya Secrets of the Pros
Since you are just making a polygon model that will be subdi— vided, this step is unnecessary using the poly—by—poly method. You need not keep track of face normals. When you are making patches, the direc— tion of the face normals ...
John Kundert-Gibbs, Dariush Derakhshani, 2006
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Computational Geometry: Algorithms and Applications
Section 3.2 Theorem 3.3 Let P be a simple polygon with n vertices. A set of ⌊n/3 ⌋ camera PARTITIONING A POLYGON INTO positions in P such that any point inside P is visible from at least one of the MONOTONE PIECES cameras can be ...
‎2008
9
Inside AutoCAD 2002
You can draw a polygon composed of from 3 to 1,024 sides. After you specify the number of sides, several options are available for completing the polygon: • Enter number of sides : At this prompt, enter the number of sides (3 to 1,024).
David Harrington, Bill Burchard, David Pitzer, 2002
10
Maya Character Creation: Modeling and Animation Controls
The lowest resolution should have the same structure as your original polygon object, with no new subdivisions occurring.The highest resolution may subdivide the surface to some degree, even if you were successful in creating all quads on  ...
Chris Maraffi, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYGON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polygon is used in the context of the following news items.
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EA Sports' golf game will add two free real-life courses
... and free post-release downloadable content supporting Rory McIlroy PGA Tour. For more on the game, see Polygon's review. Via; EA Sports. «Polygon, Jul 15»
2
Splatoon's August update bringing new weapons, modes and gear …
... the Rainmaker Ranked Battle mode, as well as new maps and weapons. For more on the game, be sure to read Polygon's Splatoon review. «Polygon, Jul 15»
3
Razer hopes Ouya acquistion will fuel an Android-powered revolution
Razer co-founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan tells Polygon that the purchase was fueled by Razer's long-term plans for Android TV and its own ... «Polygon, Jul 15»
4
GeekGirlCon cosplayer: 'I'm not gonna hide who I am'
... her life story must be and how inaccurate those assumptions are," Cosplay Boom director Todd Kenreck told Polygon. "You need to set aside ... «Polygon, Jul 15»
5
Resident Evil Revelations 2 comes to PlayStation Vita on Aug. 18
... bring the game to PlayStation Vita. For more on Resident Evil Revelations 2, read Polygon's review of the episodic survival horror game. «Polygon, Jul 15»
6
Marvel on increased diversity: 'This is only the beginning'
Later during the Q&A, Polygon asked the panelists if increased diversity of creators was as important to Marvel as increased diversity of ... «Polygon, Jul 15»
7
Take a look at the Game of Thrones Risk game
You can read Polygon's recap of the most recent HBO series here. More Game of Thrones: "Sons of Winter" trailer. Source; Wall Street Journal. «Polygon, Jul 15»
8
Jurassic World's toy dinos are once more 'clever girls'
A Hasbro spokesperson told Polygon this morning that the online descriptions of the toys, which used either the word "he" or "it" to describe the ... «Polygon, Jul 15»
9
Get to know Heroes of the Storm's newest champion, The Butcher
... of Eternity, at Blizzard recently, so check out our impressions. For more on Heroes of the Storm, read Polygon's review of the PC game. Share. «Polygon, Jun 15»
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Rethinking the Destiny companion app
Rethinking the Destiny companion app. By Polygon Staff on Jun 29, 2015 at 9:30a. Share · Tweet. [In a recent blog post, Facebook Product Designer Charlie ... «Polygon, Jun 15»
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