noun
- closed geometric figures with three or more straight sides and angles
Usage: mathematics; geometry
Examples
- Triangles, squares, and pentagons are all examples of polygons.
- The students learned to identify different types of polygons in geometry class.
- Regular polygons have all sides and angles equal.
- The architect used various polygons in the building’s design.
- A hexagon is a polygon with six sides.
- Polygons can be classified as convex or concave.
- The computer graphics program can render complex polygons.