polygon
noun
poly·gon
ˈpä-lē-ˌgän 
1
: a closed plane figure bounded by straight lines
2
: a closed figure on a sphere bounded by arcs of great circles
Examples of polygon in a Sentence
Pentagons, hexagons, and octagons are all kinds of polygons.
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In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade press service on April 10, 2026, a Ukrainian serviceman looks at FPV drone takeoff during a training at the polygon in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine.
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CBS News, 17 May 2026
So even if your car has a weird polygon screen, Android should fill it completely.
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The grabens form a labyrinthian network and meet to form much larger versions of the polygons seen on the floors of the scalloped depressions.
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The show’s title work, Heap of Broken Images, built up from a staggering number of polygons, is something of a bridge between the abstract and figurative collages.
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special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 17 May 2026
So even if your car has a weird polygon screen, Android should fill it completely.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
The grabens form a labyrinthian network and meet to form much larger versions of the polygons seen on the floors of the scalloped depressions.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The show’s title work, Heap of Broken Images, built up from a staggering number of polygons, is something of a bridge between the abstract and figurative collages.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for polygon
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“Polygon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polygon. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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polygon
noun
poly·gon
ˈpäl-i-ˌgän
: a geometric figure that is closed, that lies in a plane, and whose edges are all straight lines
triangles, squares, and pentagons are all polygons
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