In dictionaries:
polygonal shape
Closed figure with straight sides.
polygonal region
polygonal mesh
Alternative spelling of polygon mesh [(computer graphics) A collection of vertices, edges and faces that defines the shape of a polyhedral object.]
Polygonal masonry
a technique of stone wall construction.
polygonal numbers
Numbers represented by dot polygons.
polygonal area
polygonal karst
Polygonal number
Numbers representable as polygon vertices.
Polygonal rifling
a type of gun barrel rifling where the traditional sharp-edged "lands and grooves" are replaced by less pronounced "hills and valleys", so the barrel bore has a polygonal (usually hexagonal or octagonal) cross-sectional profile.
Polygonal chain
In geometry, a polygonal chain is a connected series of line segments.
Polygonal fort
(historical) A kind of fortification without bastions, and generally arranged in a ring around the protected area, originating in France in the late 18th century and fully developed in Germany in the first half of the 19th century.
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