polygon
Example Sentences
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A low-poly graphic is built from polygons, two-dimensional, typically triangular shapes that are merged together to form a 3-D figure.
From Scientific American
The yellow polygons on the figure indicate the outline of severe thunderstorm warnings issued by the Weather Service.
From Washington Post
They succeeded in their quest by deploying the mathematics of “polyforms,” shapes made from multiple copies of a polygon, such as a triangle.
From New York Times
The idea for the new map projection came from a recent paper I wrote, “Envelope Polyhedra,” introducing new class of regular polyhedra in which polygons are allowed to appear back-to-back.
From Scientific American
It is one of only three three-digit numbers that “have the property that the regular n-sided polygon can be constructed by straightedge and compass,” he said.
From Washington Post
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