"multipolygon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: multipolygons [plural]
Etymology: multi- + polygon Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|polygon}} multi- + polygon Head templates: {{en-noun}} multipolygon (plural multipolygons)
  1. (computer graphics) A collection of polygons treated as a single object. Categories (topical): Computer graphics Translations (collection of polygons): tổ hợp đa giác (Vietnamese), tập hợp đa giác (Vietnamese), đa đa giác (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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