Meanings
nounpolyline (plural polylines)
plural polylines
- computer graphicsA continuous line composed of one or more line segments.
If you want to break a polyline into simple lines and arcs, you can use the Explode option on the Modify panel, just as you would with blocks. After a polyline is exploded, it becomes a set of individual line segments or arcs.
2011, George Omura, chapter 19, in Mastering AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 582Synonyms: linestring
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA continuous line composed of one or more line segments.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*līno-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*līną
- Proto-Germanic*līnǭ
- Proto-West Germanic*līnā
- Old Englishlīne
- Middle Englishline
- Englishline
- Englishpolyline
Translations
Finnish murtoviiva
- murtoviivacontinuous line composed of line segments
German Polygonzug, Streckenzug
- Polygonzugcontinuous line composed of line segments
- Streckenzugcontinuous line composed of line segments
Russian ломаная, ломаная линия
- ломаная (lomanaja)continuous line composed of line segments
- ломаная линия (lomanaja linija)continuous line composed of line segments
Swedish polygontåg
- polygontågcontinuous line composed of line segments
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Cite this entry
APA
polyline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyline
MLA
“polyline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyline. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyline.
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