polycount

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noun

The total number of polygons found in a three-dimensional model.

OriginEnglish count ← Middle English counten ← Anglo-Norman counter →
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Meanings

nounpolycount (plural polycounts)

plural polycounts

  1. computer graphicsThe total number of polygons found in a three-dimensional model.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Latincomputō
  6. Anglo-Normancounter
  7. Middle Englishcounten
  8. Englishcount
  9. Englishpolycount

From poly- + count.

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APA

polycount. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycount

MLA

“polycount.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycount. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polycount,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polycount.

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