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polygonal

American  
[puh-lig-uhn-uhl, pah-lee-gahn-uhl] / pəˈlɪg ən əl, ˈpɑ liˌgɑn əl /

adjective

  1. Geometry. being a polygon or relating to polygons.


Example Sentences

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The jewel-toned polygonal acetate lenses and thick, rounded frames make for the coolest everyday look as spring turns to summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

Its remains include an identifying tell mound, at the northern end of the site, a polygonal inner wall circuit, and a large outer defensive wall, or enceinte.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were nonapology and polygonal.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Buckminster Fuller favored the geodesic dome — an arrangement of triangular or polygonal panels — because it was lightweight and cost-effective.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022

What must the previous history of the planet have been to create sheared rocks, buried boulders, polygonal gouges in the ground?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan