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Polygons

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regular polygon
1.
regular polygon
Noun

a two-dimensional closed shape with straight sides and equal angles between adjacent sides, and all sides have the same length

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irregular polygon
Noun

a polygon that does not have all sides or angles equal in size or measure, making it non-regular and lacking symmetry

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convex polygon
Noun

a geometric shape that has all its interior angles measuring less than 180 degrees, causing the polygon to curve outward

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concave polygon
Noun

a geometric shape that has at least one angle measuring greater than 180 degrees, causing the polygon to curve inward

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quadrilateral
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quad
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ral
Noun

(geometry) a flat figure with four straight sides and four angles

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pentagon
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pent
a
gon
Noun

a geometric shape with five angles and five straight sides

The flag of the city had a pentagon in the center, symbolizing the five founders.

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hexagon
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hex
a
gon
Noun

(geometry) a closed shape with six straight sides and six angles

She decided to tile her bathroom floor with hexagon-shaped tiles.

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hep
ta
gon
Noun

a seven-sided plane shape consisting of seven line segments or edges that meet at seven interior angles

My young daughter proudly showed me the colorful heptagon she had cut out for her geometry homework assignment.

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octagon
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oc
ta
gon
Noun

(geometry) a polygon consisting of eight straight sides and eight angles

The stop sign is shaped like an octagon.

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no
na
gon
Noun

(geometry) a flat shape consisting of nine straight sides and nine angles

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decagon
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de
ca
gon
Noun

(geometry) a flat polygon with ten straight sides and ten angles

Architects sometimes incorporate shapes like the decagon into their designs for a unique appearance.

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hen
de
ca
gon
Noun

(geometry) a flat figure consisting of eleven straight sides and eleven angles

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do
de
ca
gon
Noun

(geometry) a flat figure that consists of twelve sides and twelve angles

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tet
ra
de
ca
gon
Noun

a polygon with fourteen sides and fourteen angles

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tri
de
ca
gon
Noun

a polygon with thirteen sides and thirteen angles

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pen
tade
ca
gon
Noun

a polygon with fifteen sides and fifteen angles

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hex
a
de
ca
gon
Noun

a polygon with sixteen sides and sixteen angles

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hep
tade
ca
gon
Noun

a polygon with seventeen sides and seventeen angles

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oc
tade
ca
gon
Noun

a polygon with eighteen sides and eighteen angles

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e
nnea
de
ca
gon
Noun

a polygon with nineteen sides and nineteen angles

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i
co
sa
gon
Noun

a polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles

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pen
tag
ram
Noun

a five-pointed star

He wore a necklace with a pentagram pendant.

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hex
ag
ram
Noun

(geometry) a flat star-shaped figure with six points that can be formed by making equilateral triangles on each side of a regular hexagon

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tri
la
te
ral
Noun

a three-sided geometric shape

The pyramid is a trilateral with a triangular base.

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