"polygonal" meaning in English

See polygonal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pəˈlɪɡənəl/ [UK] Audio: en-us-polygonal.ogg
Etymology: From polygon + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|polygon|al}} polygon + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} polygonal (not comparable)
  1. Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon. Tags: not-comparable Translations (having many angles): πολύγωνος (polúgōnos) (Ancient Greek), مُضَلَّع (muḍallaʕ) (Arabic), বহুভুজাকৃতি (bohubhujakriti) (Bengali), многоъгълен (mnogoǎgǎlen) [masculine] (Bulgarian), poligonal (Catalan), mnohoúhelníkový (Czech), veelhoekig (Dutch), plurangula (Esperanto), plurlatera (Esperanto), multangula (Esperanto), monikulmio- (Finnish), polygonaalinen (Finnish), polygonal (French), მრავალკუთხა (mravalḳutxa) (Georgian), mehreckig (German), vieleckig (German), πολύγωνος (polýgonos) [masculine] (Greek), πολυγωνικός (polygonikós) [masculine] (Greek), poligonális (Hungarian), sokszög (Hungarian), polagánach (Irish), poligonale (Italian), yl-lhiatteeagh (Manx), wielokątny (Polish), wieloboczny (Polish), poligonal (Portuguese), многоуго́льный (mnogougólʹnyj) (Russian), mnohouholníkový (Slovak), poligonal (Spanish), månghörnig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-polygonal-en-adj-XDFsd5os Disambiguation of 'having many angles': 98 2
  2. Comprised of polygons. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-polygonal-en-adj-SZrUR16W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 18 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: polygonal fort, polygonal mesh, polygonal numbers
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      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having many angles",
      "word": "polagánach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having many angles",
      "word": "poligonale"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "having many angles",
      "word": "yl-lhiatteeagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having many angles",
      "word": "wielokątny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having many angles",
      "word": "wieloboczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having many angles",
      "word": "poligonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mnogougólʹnyj",
      "sense": "having many angles",
      "word": "многоуго́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having many angles",
      "word": "mnohouholníkový"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having many angles",
      "word": "poligonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having many angles",
      "word": "månghörnig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "polygonal"
}

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