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polygonal

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /pəˈlɪɡənəl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P AH0 L IH1 G AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Comprised of polygons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • polygonal structure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From polygon + -al.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُضَلَّع (muḍallaʕ) — having many angles
  • Bengali: বহুভুজাকৃতি (bohubhujakriti) — having many angles
  • Bulgarian: многоъгълен (mnogoǎgǎlen) — having many angles
  • Catalan: poligonal — having many angles
  • Czech: mnohoúhelníkový — having many angles
  • Dutch: veelhoekig — having many angles
  • Esperanto: plurangula — having many angles
  • Esperanto: plurlatera — having many angles
  • Esperanto: multangula — having many angles
  • Finnish: monikulmio- — having many angles
  • Finnish: polygonaalinen — having many angles
  • French: polygonal — having many angles
  • Georgian: მრავალკუთხა (mravalḳutxa) — having many angles
  • German: mehreckig — having many angles
  • German: vieleckig — having many angles
  • German: polygonal — having many angles
  • Greek: πολύγωνος (polýgonos) — having many angles
  • Greek: πολυγωνικός (polygonikós) — having many angles
  • Ancient Greek: πολύγωνος (polúgōnos) — having many angles
  • Hungarian: poligonális — having many angles
  • Hungarian: sokszög — having many angles
  • Irish: polagánach — having many angles
  • Italian: poligonale — having many angles
  • Latin: polygōnālis — having many angles
  • Manx: yl-lhiatteeagh — having many angles
  • Polish: wielokątny — having many angles
  • Polish: wieloboczny — having many angles
  • Portuguese: poligonal — having many angles
  • Russian: многоуго́льный (mnogougólʹnyj) — having many angles
  • Slovak: mnohouholníkový — having many angles
  • Spanish: poligonal — having many angles
  • Swedish: månghörnig — having many angles
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