Meanings
adjectivepolygonal (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.
Various forms of conductors have been invented, such as wooden and iron pipes, of a round, square, and polygonal section; but at present, scarcely any other than sheet or cast iron pipes are employed.
1851, Frederick Overman, “Blast Pipes”, in The Manufacture of Iron, in All its Various Branches. […] , 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird, page 413 - not comparableComprised of polygons.
The old path paved with polygonal masonry.
1906, James George Frazer, Attis, Otis, Osiris, page 154
Origin
- Englishpolygon
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpolygonal
Translations
Ancient Greek πολύγωνος
- πολύγωνος (polúgōnos)having many angles
Arabic مُضَلَّع
- مُضَلَّع (muḍallaʕ)having many angles
Bengali বহুভুজাকৃতি
- বহুভুজাকৃতি (bohubhujakriti)having many angles
Bulgarian многоъгълен
- многоъгълен (mnogoăgălen)having many angles
Catalan poligonal
- poligonalhaving many angles
Czech mnohoúhelníkový
- mnohoúhelníkovýhaving many angles
Dutch veelhoekig
- veelhoekighaving many angles
Esperanto plurangula, plurlatera
- plurangulahaving many angles
- plurlaterahaving many angles
- multangulahaving many angles
Finnish monikulmio-, polygonaalinen
- monikulmio-having many angles
- polygonaalinenhaving many angles
French polygonal
- polygonalhaving many angles
German mehreckig, vieleckig
- mehreckighaving many angles
- vieleckighaving many angles
- polygonalhaving many angles
Greek πολύγωνος, πολυγωνικός
- πολύγωνος (polýgonos)having many angles
- πολυγωνικός (polygonikós)having many angles
Hungarian poligonális, sokszög
- poligonálishaving many angles
- sokszöghaving many angles
Irish polagánach
- polagánachhaving many angles
Italian poligonale
- poligonalehaving many angles
Latin polygōnālis
- polygōnālishaving many angles
Polish wielokątny, wieloboczny
- wielokątnyhaving many angles
- wielobocznyhaving many angles
Portuguese poligonal
- poligonalhaving many angles
Russian многоуго́льный
- многоуго́льный (mnogougólʹnyj)having many angles
Slovak mnohouholníkový
- mnohouholníkovýhaving many angles
Spanish poligonal
- poligonalhaving many angles
Swedish månghörnig
- månghörnighaving many angles
Cite this entry
APA
polygonal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygonal
MLA
“polygonal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygonal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polygonal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygonal.
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