"polygonize" meaning in English

See polygonize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: polygonizes [present, singular, third-person], polygonizing [participle, present], polygonized [participle, past], polygonized [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree English polygon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English polygonize From polygon + -ize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|polygon|-ize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English polygon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English polygonize [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-id-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-idyéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íďďō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ζω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-izō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-iser", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "polygonize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="polygonize"> From polygon + -ize. Head templates: {{en-verb}} polygonize (third-person singular simple present polygonizes, present participle polygonizing, simple past and past participle polygonized)
  1. (mathematics) To subdivide a plane into polygons.
    Sense id: en-polygonize-en-verb-LaXV9DgB Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 51 49 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (metallurgy) To form subgrains within the grains of a metal when worked.
    Sense id: en-polygonize-en-verb-OIW4GpuJ Categories (other): Metallurgy, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 51 49 Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: polygonization, rasterize

Inflected forms

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