Meaning & use
polygons
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Closed two-dimensional shapes made up of three or more straight sides.
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The students measured the angles of several different polygons in geometry class.
The game's 3D characters are built from thousands of tiny polygons.
A note on using this word
In computer graphics, "polygons" specifically refers to the flat triangular or quadrilateral surfaces used to build 3D models, with more polygons generally meaning greater visual detail.
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shapes
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