polygonal
adjUK /pəˈlɪɡənəl/
Etymology From polygon + -al.
1
Having 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:
2
Comprised of polygons.
- The old path paved with polygonal masonry.1906, James George Frazer, Attis, Otis, Osiris, page 154:
- Derived terms
- interpolygonal, nonpolygonal, polygonal fort, polygonality, polygonally, polygonal mesh, polygonal numbers, subpolygonal