polygon
Example Sentences
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In this method, a circular polygon -- a shape whose edges consist of pieces from straight lines and circular arcs -- is reflected again and again until it fills the entire plane without overlaps or gaps.
From Science Daily
The interface showed purple cow icons confined within red polygons — virtual fences that shock the cattle via collars should they stray.
From Salon
We wander back wet, down to Castillo Square, down to the ghosts of Bar Milano, a stand-in for Bar Torino, and Café Suizo, where the fiesta unravels in insults, a love polygon and fisticuffs.
From Salon
A love triangle stretches to encompass more people and form a shifting polygon.
But the software did not upload the correct evacuation area polygon to IPAWS, possibly due to a network disruption, the report said.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
